1. Identify the features of free bibliometric tools

Bibliometric analysis is mainly used to measure the impact of a publication on the state of research on a given topic worldwide. The main criterion for impact is the citation of an article. But bibliometric tools, which could be translated as "bibliography-measuring tools", don't just measure the impact of a publication.

The bibliometric tools we will describe here will help define :

• who quotes whom and what (which themes) ;

• identifying journals that publish in specific areas of expertise;

• what are the relationships between authors locally or globally.

Paid tools such as Questel Orbit and ISI Web of Science's Impact Factor can be used to produce bibliometric reports in just a few clicks, but they are expensive....