Eugene Garfield

Eugene Garfield was an American information scientist best known for founding the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and developing the Science Citation Index in the 1960s. His work revolutionized how scholarly research is published and accessed by creating a system that tracks citations between scientific papers. This helped researchers find relevant studies and assess the impact of their work. Garfield's innovations laid the groundwork for modern bibliometrics, influencing how academic research is evaluated and fostering the growth of science communication. He significantly contributed to information retrieval and the organization of scientific knowledge.