The international visibility and citation impact of Scandinavian research articles in selected Social Science fields: fields: The decay of a myth

摘要

The article covers the period 1989-1998. It investigates the results and meaningfulness of applying the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI, ISI, USA) to publication and citation studies of nine selected Social Science research areas in Scandinavia by analysing the international visibility, the research profiles, and relative citation impact.