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On the age of actual information in biology, environmental sciences and ecology
Yu. V. Mokhnacheva, T. N. Kharybina
Bibliosfera. – 2013. – N 3. – P. 59-61
Abstract
This article presents the results of a citation analysis of references included in Russian publications on biology, environmental sciences and ecology during the 2002–2011 period. The Russian flow of documentation re-flected in the «Web of Science» was analyzed. The article provides data obtained by the authors on the «half-life» of publications for the fields studied. Citation peaks showing the maximum amount of cited literature for the period studied are revealed.
Key words: «half-life» of publications, age of actual information, a citation-analysis, aging of information.