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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 427-447 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Revstat Statistical Journal |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Scientific self-evaluation practices are increasingly built on citation counts. Citation practices for the top journals in economics, psychology, and statistics illustrate article characteristics that influence citation frequencies. Citation counts differ between the investigated disciplines, with economics attracting the most citations and statistics the least. Although articles in statistics are cited less frequently, its proportion of uncited articles is the smallest of all three disciplines. Academic authorship characteristics clearly influence the number of citations. Having authors alphabetically ordered, a practice differently present in the investigated disciplines, increases citations. Further, the more authors there are, the more the article is cited, and a first author with a common surname has positive effects on citation counts, whereas two or more authors sharing a surname attracts fewer citations. In addition, the shorter the article’s title, the higher the number of citations.
Keywords
- alphabetical authorship, citation characteristics, popular author names, publication index, scientometrics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Statistics and Probability
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In: Revstat Statistical Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4, 01.08.2022, p. 427-447.
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T1 - Impact of Academic Authorship Characteristics on Article Citations
AU - Otto, P.
AU - Otto, Philipp
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022, National Statistical Institute. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/8/1
Y1 - 2022/8/1
N2 - Scientific self-evaluation practices are increasingly built on citation counts. Citation practices for the top journals in economics, psychology, and statistics illustrate article characteristics that influence citation frequencies. Citation counts differ between the investigated disciplines, with economics attracting the most citations and statistics the least. Although articles in statistics are cited less frequently, its proportion of uncited articles is the smallest of all three disciplines. Academic authorship characteristics clearly influence the number of citations. Having authors alphabetically ordered, a practice differently present in the investigated disciplines, increases citations. Further, the more authors there are, the more the article is cited, and a first author with a common surname has positive effects on citation counts, whereas two or more authors sharing a surname attracts fewer citations. In addition, the shorter the article’s title, the higher the number of citations.
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