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Time-sliced Citation Analysis

Time-sliced citation analysis partitions a body of literature into sequential temporal windows — for example, five-year intervals — and performs citation analysis within and across each window. This reveals how citation patterns, influential papers, and knowledge flows shift over time, providing a dynamic picture of a field's intellectual evolution rather than a static aggregate snapshot.

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Sources

  1. Garfield, E. (1955). Citation indexes for science: A new dimension in documentation through association of ideas. Science, 122(3159), 108–111. DOI: 10.1126/science.122.3159.108
  2. Price, D. J. de S. (1965). Networks of scientific papers. Science, 149(3683), 510–515. DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3683.510

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ScholarGateTime-sliced Citation analysis (Time-sliced Citation Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/scientometrics/time-sliced-citation-analysis