Introducing CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer): A program for reference publication year spectroscopy with cited references standardization

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Highlights：

• We introduce a new tool – the CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer, www.crexplorer.net).

• CRExplorer can be used to disambiguate and analyze the cited references of a publication set.

• CRExplorer is especially suitable to identify the historical roots of a research field or topic.

• A further focus of the CRExplorer is on the standardization of cited references.

• CRExplorer is used to study the cited references of all papers published in the Journal of Informetrics.

摘要

•We introduce a new tool – the CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer, www.crexplorer.net).•CRExplorer can be used to disambiguate and analyze the cited references of a publication set.•CRExplorer is especially suitable to identify the historical roots of a research field or topic.•A further focus of the CRExplorer is on the standardization of cited references.•CRExplorer is used to study the cited references of all papers published in the Journal of Informetrics.

论文关键词：CitedReferencesExplorer,CRExplorer,Reference publication year spectroscopy,Citation analysis

论文评审过程：Received 6 January 2016, Revised 16 February 2016, Accepted 16 February 2016, Available online 22 April 2016, Version of Record 22 April 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2016.02.005