Eugene Garfield, Francis Narin, and PageRank: The Theoretical Bases of the Google Search Engine
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This work addresses the validity of using Google Scholar for researcher evaluation by linking it to established citation theory, but it is incremental as it primarily confirms existing connections.
The paper compares the theoretical premises of Google's PageRank algorithm with Garfield's citation indexing theory, finding that they are identical and mutually validating.
This paper presents a test of the validity of using Google Scholar to evaluate the publications of researchers by comparing the premises on which its search engine, PageRank, is based, to those of Garfield's theory of citation indexing. It finds that the premises are identical and that PageRank and Garfield's theory of citation indexing validate each other.