The Use and Application of Multivariate Analysis Techniques in Bibliometric and Scientometric Studies

Osareh, Farideh

The Use and Application of Multivariate Analysis Techniques in Bibliometric and Scientometric Studies

Document Type : Articles

Author

Farideh Osareh

Ph. D. , Associate professor of Shahid Chamran University,School of Education & Psychology ,Department of Library & Information Science

Abstract

In Bibliometric and scientometric studies, three approaches of multivariate analysis, namely Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis and Multidimensional scaling are the most used methods. This article aims to review the use and applications of these techniques.