Founding Father of Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, Dr. Eugene Garfield Dies at 91

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Founding father of clarivate analytics' web of science, Dr. Eugene Garfield dies at 91

A pioneer in the field of citation index- vate Analytics, released the first Science ing and analysis, Garfield made a lasting Citation Index. This resource recorded the impact on scientific, medical and schol- bibliographical and citation contents of the arly research. Feb. 27, 2017/PRNewswire/ world's most influential journals, allow- - Clarivate Analytics marks the passing of ing users to follow citation links to find the one if its founding fathers, Dr. Eugene Gar- specialized research most germane to their field, and gives thanks for his contributions own work. to information science in the service of sci- Currently embodied and greatly expand- entific and scholarly research. A pioneer ed in the online Web of Science, Garfield's in the practice of citation analysis through original invention continues to serve as a the development of an indexing system that reliable and efficient guide to the sprawling revolutionized the way researchers work world of research. The Web of Science's with the literature, Garfield passed away body of citation statistics, documenting the suddenly on February 26. most influential research in any given field Citation indexing was initially designed as directly judged by researchers them- for information retrieval, but it also provided selves, provides the basis for assessing and data for evaluating the impact of a particular benchmarking the research performance of work of research, based on how frequently individuals, institutions, nations, and regions. the work was footnoted, or cited, by other "It is with deep sadness that we mark researchers. Garfield's development of ci- Dr. Eugene Garfield the passing of Dr. Eugene Garfield," said Jay tation analysis and infometrics led to the Nadler, CEO, Clarivate Analytics. "Dr. Gar- development of numerous citation databases, including the field's work has shaped the way that research is accessed and Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science™ and the Journal Citation evaluated across the globe. We honor him for the contribution Reports, which reports impact factors and other citation data for he has made to research, and to our organization as a visionary thousands of scholarly journals. leader, colleague and friend. As Clarivate Analytics we will con- In 1964, the Institute for Scientific Information, the organiza- tinue to innovate with the spirit that Dr. Garfield embodied in his tion that Garfield originally founded and the forerunner of Clari- groundbreaking work in information science."

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