1.5 Overview of the book

After this introductory chapter, this book is made up of three parts that together provide a comprehensive, but accessible introduction to all aspects of citation analysis. Throughout the chapters examples and screenshots will be used to illustrate the issues.

Giving meaningful examples requires detailed knowledge of the person or field in question. Therefore, many of the examples will involve my own work as well as the broader field of Business and Management. However, wherever possible I have attempted to draw from a broader discipline base.