Using citation counts as a measure of quality in science measuring what's measurable rather than what's valid

<i>The Structure of Scientific Revolutions</i>

Thomas Kühn, Richard Schlegel · Physics Today · 1963 · 35.5K citations

Humanities, History, Physics +17

Citation Indexing-Its Theory and Application in Science, Technology, and Humanities

Jack Goodwin, Eugene Garfield · Technology and Culture · 1980 · 1.7K citations

Management, Linguistics, Information Retrieval +7

Whose Side Are We On?

Howard S. Becker · Social Problems · 1967 · 1.6K citations

Humanities, Philosophy, Philosophy Of Mind +1

Invisible colleges. Diffusion of knowledge in scientific communities

Historia Mathematica · 1974 · 1.3K citations

Education, Higher Education, Science Education +12

Invisible Colleges: Diffusion of Knowledge in Scientific Communities.

Karen Oppenheim Mason, Diana Crane · Social Forces · 1973 · 1.2K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Criminology +10