Although scientometrics is seeing increasing use in Information Systems (IS) research, in particular for evaluating research efforts and measuring scholarly influence; historically, scientometric IS studies are focused primarily on ranking authors, journals, or institutions. Notwithstanding the usefulness of ranking studies for evaluating the productivity of the IS field’s formal communication channels and its scholars, the IS field has yet to exploit the full potential that scientometrics offers, especially towards its progress as a discipline. This study makes a contribution by raising the discourse surrounding the value of scientometric research in IS, and proposes a framework that uncovers the multi-dimensional bases for citation behaviour and its epistemological implications on the creation, transfer, and growth of IS knowledge. Having identified 112 empirical research evaluation studies in IS, we select 44 substantive scientometric IS studies for in-depth content analysis. The findings from this review allow us to map an engaging future in scientometric research, especially towards enhancing the IS field’s conceptual and theoretical development.

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在信息系统中使用科学计量学

尽管科学计量学在信息系统 (IS) 研究中的使用越来越多，特别是在评估研究工作和衡量学术影响方面；从历史上看，科学计量信息系统研究主要侧重于对作者、期刊或机构进行排名。尽管排名研究对评估 IS 领域正式沟通渠道及其学者的生产力很有用，但 IS 领域尚未充分利用科学计量学提供的全部潜力，尤其是在其作为一门学科的进步方面。本研究通过围绕 IS 中科学计量研究的价值展开讨论做出贡献，并提出了一个框架，揭示了引用行为的多维基础及其对 IS 知识创造、转移和增长的认识论影响。在确定了 112 项 IS 中的实证研究评估研究后，我们选择了 44 项实质性的科学计量 IS 研究进行深入的内容分析。本次审查的结果使我们能够描绘出科学计量研究的迷人未来，尤其是在加强信息系统领域的概念和理论发展方面。