We introduce a new tool – the CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer, class="interref" data-locatorType="url" data-locatorKey="http://www.crexplorer.net/">www.crexplorer.net).
CRExplorer can be used to disambiguate and analyze the cited references of a publication set.
CRExplorer is especially suitable to identify the historical roots of a research field or topic.
A further focus of the CRExplorer is on the standardization of cited references.
CRExplorer is used to study the cited references of all papers published in the Journal of Informetrics.