MODELLING THE BRADFORD PHENOMENON
QUENTIN L BURRELL
(Statistical Laboratory Department of Mathematics, The University, Manchester, M13 9PL)
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Abstract
A probabilistic mechanism is proposed to describe various forms of the Bradford phenomenon reported in bibliometric research. This leads to a stochastic process termed the Waring process, a special case of which seems to conform with the general features of ‘Bradford's Law’. The presence of a time parameter in the model emphasises that we are considering dynamic systems and allows the possibility of predictions being made.
Citation
BURRELL, Q.L. (1988), "MODELLING THE BRADFORD PHENOMENON", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 44 No. 1, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026816
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1988, MCB UP Limited