Gives a compact overview of a scopus_records object, reporting how many records it holds, the span of publication years they cover, how many distinct sources and Digital Object Identifiers appear among them and how widely they have been cited. It is a convenient way to take stock of a retrieval before any closer analysis.
Usage
# S3 method for class 'scopus_records'
summary(object, ...)Arguments
- object
A scopus_records tibble.
- ...
Ignored, present for compatibility with the
summary()generic.
Value
A list of class scopus_records_summary, with elements n_records,
years (the earliest and latest year present, each NA when no year is
known), n_sources, n_with_doi, total_citations, median_citations,
top_cited (the title of the most-cited record) and top_source (the most
frequent source title). Printing it produces a short readable report.
Examples
summary(example_records)
#> <scopus_records> summary
#> 6 records, from 2016 to 2021.
#> 5 sources, 6 with a DOI.
#> Cited 5505 times in total, median 299 per record.
#> Most frequent source: Nature.
#> Most cited: Observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger.