Non-linearity between referencing behavior and citation impact: A large-scale, discipline-level analysis

Liu, Jialin; Chen, Hongkan; Liu, Zhibo; Bu, Yi; Gu, Weiye

doi:10.1016/j.joi.2022.101318

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“…Price (1965) believed that the correlation between the number of times a paper was cited and the number of bibliographic references it contained, was very small, if it even existed. We can of course find prominent examples of heavily cited publications that contain very few if any references, however a positive correlation between number of references and number of citations has since been demonstrated in many studies (e.g., Ahlgren, Colliander & Sjögårde, 2018;Bordons, Aparicio, Costas, 2013;Chen, 2012;Haslam et al, 2008;Liu et al, 2022;Rigby, 2013;Vieira and Gomes, 2010). Webster, Jonason and Schember (2009) even found that almost half of the variation in citation rates among the Science papers could be attributed to the number of references that they included.…”

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Defining the unscholarly publication: a bibliometric study of uncited and barely cited publications

Frandsen

Nicolaisen²

2022

Scientometrics

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Bibliometric studies often exclude documents with little or no scientific content. Yet, identifying and classifying the unscholarly publication is a complex matter, and misclassifications often occur. Reference-based classifications are frequently proposed and implemented in bibliometric studies. Unfortunately, with little support for the actual classifications. In search of valid separation of scholarly/unscholarly publications, this study explores the correlation between number of references and citations received. Data was drawn from Scopus, and two separate analyses were conducted. The first analysis focus on journal articles published in the year 2000 from each of the four major subject areas in Scopus: Health sciences, life sciences, physical sciences and social sciences. The second analysis focus on all journal articles published in either 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 or 2020. None of the analyses identified a natural cutoff point between scholarly and unscholarly publications. There is no significant point in the distribution that could more clearly distinguish scholarly from unscholarly publications than prior suggestions. In addition, the results of this study demonstrate how bibliometric analyses are impacted by defining scholarly publications on the number of references across different subject areas.

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Section: Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 90%

Defining the unscholarly publication: a bibliometric study of uncited and barely cited publications

Frandsen

Nicolaisen²

2022

Scientometrics

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Understanding the keyword adoption behavior patterns of researchers from a functional structure perspective

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Cheng

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The role of non-scientific factors vis-à-vis the quality of publications in determining their scholarly impact

Abramo,

D’Angelo,

Grilli

2024

Scientometrics

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In the evaluation of scientific publications’ impact, the interplay between intrinsic quality and non-scientific factors remains a subject of debate. While peer review traditionally assesses quality, bibliometric techniques gauge scholarly impact. This study investigates the role of non-scientific attributes alongside quality scores from peer review in determining scholarly impact. Leveraging data from the first Italian Research Assessment Exercise (VTR 2001–2003) and Web of Science citations, we analyse the relationship between quality scores, non-scientific factors, and publication short- and long-term impact. Our findings shed light on the significance of non-scientific elements overlooked in peer review, offering policymakers and research management insights in choosing evaluation methodologies. Sections delve into the debate, identify non-scientific influences, detail methodologies, present results, and discuss implications.

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Non-linearity between referencing behavior and citation impact: A large-scale, discipline-level analysis

Cited by 8 publications

References 55 publications

Defining the unscholarly publication: a bibliometric study of uncited and barely cited publications

Defining the unscholarly publication: a bibliometric study of uncited and barely cited publications

Understanding the keyword adoption behavior patterns of researchers from a functional structure perspective

The role of non-scientific factors vis-à-vis the quality of publications in determining their scholarly impact

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