Infometrics, the mathematical and statistical study of information processes, is a new promising field of research in information science. Advantages but also pitfalls and misuses of mathematics and statistics in information science are presented. A selection of applications to scientific journals coming from mathematical infometrics and statistical infometrics (mono and bidimensionnal) illustrate the efficiency of these methods.
Mathematics; statistics; mathematical informetrics; statistical informetrics; bibliometrics; scientometrics; mediametrics; museometrics; webometrics; number; words; measure; documents; maps; LOTKA; BRADFORD
