3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing said one or more indirect citational relationships comprises determining for each said indirect citational relationship the number of citation links or generations separating said first document from said second document and counting or aggregating said indirect citational relationships according to said determined number of citation links or generations.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the analyzing said one or more indirect citational relationships further comprises weighting said generational citation counts in accordance with one or more citation credits, said citation credits being determined such that a total citation credit for each said first or second document is divided from generation to generation substantially inversely proportionally to the total number of citations occurring at each generation.