Receiving the French: a bibliometric snapshot of the impact of `French theory' on information studies

Authors:
Blaise Cronin;Lokman I. Meho
Affiliations:
School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University,Bloomington, USA;School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University,Bloomington, USA
Venue:
Journal of Information Science
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This study explores the extent to which `French theory' (Bourdieu, Derrida, Foucault et al.) has left its mark on the scholarly literature of information studies. A bibliometric analysis reveals which theorists (and which works) have been most highly cited over the course of the last four decades. The study also identifies the information studies journals and scholars who have been the most frequent citers of French theorists.