The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)

Synonyms: Analyses, Bibliometric, Bibliographies, Statistical, Bibliometric Analysis, Analysis, Bibliometric, Bibliometrics, Statistical Bibliography, Statistical Bibliographies, Bibliography, Statistical, Bibliometric Analyses