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scientometry

scientometry noun: the study and valuation of science by quantitative means, such as the number of papers published in a field.

Noun

scientometry (uncountable)

  1. The study and valuation of science by quantitative means, such as the number of papers published in a field

Origin of scientometry

From sciento- + -metry.

Words formed from scientometry

Questions about scientometry

What does scientometry mean?
Scientometry means the study and valuation of science by quantitative means, such as the number of papers published in a field.
What part of speech is scientometry?
Scientometry is a noun.

Words near scientometry in the dictionary

  1. scientometrician
  2. scientometricians
  3. scientometrics
  4. scientometrist
  5. scientometrists
  6. scientometry
  7. scientophile
  8. scientophiles
  9. SCIF
  10. scifag
  11. scifags

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