Abstract
Using the HistCite system of algorithmic historiography, we have created a series of online databases available to the public, which contain bibliographic records and citation links to a series of Merton's publications. These include the 'Matthew Effect' (1968), Technology and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (1970), On the Shoulders of Giants (1965), and his classic 1936 paper 'The Unintended Consequences of Purposive Social Action', which has been cited in more than 160 journals. We intend to create additional HistCite collections for his other works. While commenting upon his worldwide scholarly influence, the present paper calls particular attention to Merton's impact on information science and scientometrics.
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