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	Bibliometrisk analys	Narrativ översikt
Ämnesområde	Scientometri	Scientometri
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1969 (term coined); practice dates to 1920s–1930s	Pre-20th century practice; peer-reviewed methodological guidance from 2000s onward
Upphovsperson	Alan Pritchard (coined term); earlier quantitative work by Paul Otlet (1934) and S. C. Bradford (1934)	Traditional academic practice; formalized discussion by Green, Johnson & Adams (2006)
Typ	Quantitative literature analysis	Literature review methodology
Ursprungskälla	Pritchard, A. (1969). Statistical bibliography or bibliometrics? Journal of Documentation, 25(4), 348–349.	Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 5(3), 101–117.
Alias	bibliometrics, bibliometric study, bibliometric mapping, publication analysis	traditional review, expert review, unsystematic review, narrative synthesis
Närliggande	6	6
Sammanfattning	Bibliometric analysis applies statistical and mathematical methods to bibliographic records — publications, citations, authors, journals, and keywords — to measure and map the structure, output, and intellectual evolution of a research field. It is widely used to identify influential works, prolific authors, productive journals, collaboration networks, and emerging research themes across any academic discipline.	A narrative review is a broad, author-directed synthesis of published literature on a topic, written to summarize, interpret, and contextualize existing knowledge without following the rigorous, pre-registered search and selection protocols that characterize systematic reviews. It draws on the author's expertise to weave disparate sources into a coherent account that identifies themes, debates, and directions for future research.