%0 Journal Article %T informetrics %A ronald %A rousseau %J 图书情报工作 %D 2009 %X ?ashorthistoryofinformetricandbibliometricstudiesisprovidedandtheroleofthebelgianinformationandlibraryscientistpaulotletishighlighted.thedifferencebetweenthetermsinformetrics,bibliometricsandscientometricsisexplained,followingingwersenandbjrneborn.ashortoverviewoftopicsisgivenandsomepredictionsrelatedtothefutureofthefieldaremade.itistheauthor’sopinionthatbesidesmanypracticalapplications,thefieldwillalsodevelopusingaxiomaticandalgebraic(structural)approaches.theauthorhasnodoubtthatchinawillbecomealeadingcountryinthefield. %K informetrics %K bibliometrics %K history %K citation %K analysis %U http://124.16.154.130:8080/lis/CN/abstract/abstract10116.shtml