
Another new area of database systems that has become widespread since the 1990s is Web-accessible databases. The proliferation of these databases is strongly correlated to the growth of the World Wide Web (WWW or W3); both phenomena have become part and parcel of twenty-first century lifestyle, and both promise to be an integral part of life in the foreseeable future. This chapter provides an overview of Web-accessible databases. The chapter proceeds under the following subheadings:
| citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
