
Since the mid-1990s, a new research field called "Webometrics" has emerged based on new bibliometric methods, which studies the nature and characteristics of the web. This article tries to introduce selected areas of Webometric research that have a suitable trend and space for development, as well as some areas that currently have a less bright future. New research on the coverage and performance of search engines has recognized them as a format and framework for the selective analysis of quality and content. Problems related to web impact factors are discussed, and at the end of the article, new Webometric guidelines for the implementation of knowledge discovery and subject tracking on the webwhich are to some extent based on the bibliometric method used in citation and bibliographic databasesare presented in general. In this framework, the strategies of unified graph theory are considered, including: path analysis, cross-links, weak links, and the small-world phenomenon.
web impact factors, webometrics, topic tracking, graph theory, knowledge discovery, path analysis, undiscovered public knowledge, cross-links
web impact factors, webometrics, topic tracking, graph theory, knowledge discovery, path analysis, undiscovered public knowledge, cross-links
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. 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 |
