Resources Bibliometric indicators by Antonella De Robbio (University Library System – University of Padua)Quality indicators for scientific publications and open access – by Anna Maria Tammaro (University of Parma)Bibliometric indicators: reflections on their careful and informed use – by Tessa Piazzini (Biomedical Library – University of Florence)Bibliometrics: an introduction – by Riccardo Ridi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) Journals specialising in bibliometrics Journal of Informetrics (accessible from 2007 onwards)Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (accessible from 1986 to 2014)Scientometrics (accessible from 1978 onwards) Journals in other subject areas that frequently publish articles of bibliometric interest Library and Information Science Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (accessible from 1995 onwards)Journal of Documentation (accessible from 2005 to 2009)Journal of Information Science (accessible from 1999 onwards)Information Processing & Management (accessible from 1980 onwards)Webology (accessible from 2004 onwards) Sociology of Science American Sociological Review (accessible from 1936 to 2014 via JSTOR)American Sociological Review (accessible from 2004 onwards via Sage)Information Visualization (accessible from 2002 onwards)Science & Technology Studies (accessible from 2008 onwards)Social Studies of Science (accessible from 1999 onwards) Research Policy and Management Research Evaluation (accessible from 1999 onwards)Research Policy (accessible from 1980 onwards) Manuals available online Egghe, Leo and Rousseau, Ronald. Introduction to Informetrics: Quantitative Methods in Library, Documentation and Information Science (Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1990) – Open AccessHenk F. Moed, Wolfgang Glanzel, Ulrichi Scmoch. Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research – Open Access Scientific Societies International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) Specialised citation indexes covering specific areas of literature across different publishing sectors CiteSeerx – for computer science and electrical and electronic engineeringCogprints – for psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, computer science, philosophy and biologyINSPIRES – for high-energy physicsMathSciNet – for mathematicsRePEc (Research Papers in Economics) – for economicsSAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) – for astronomyScitation – for physics, chemistry, geosciences and various branches of engineering Browse the section Research Areas and topics Scientific Production Publications and more Funded research projects Ethics and Research HR Excellence in Research Bibliometrics Research Platforms Cybersecurity and Privacy Platform Fragility Platform Platform for Technologies for Energy, Health, and the Environment Sustainability Platform Interdepartmental projects: Age.Vol.A