Impact of Academic Authorship Characteristics on Article Citations

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  • P. Otto
  • Philipp Otto

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  • European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder)
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)427-447
Number of pages21
JournalRevstat Statistical Journal
Volume20
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2022
Externally publishedYes

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

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Impact of Academic Authorship Characteristics on Article Citations. / Otto, P.; Otto, Philipp.
In: Revstat Statistical Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4, 01.08.2022, p. 427-447.

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Otto P, Otto P. Impact of Academic Authorship Characteristics on Article Citations. Revstat Statistical Journal. 2022 Aug 1;20(4):427-447. doi: 10.57805/revstat.v20i4.382
Otto, P. ; Otto, Philipp. / Impact of Academic Authorship Characteristics on Article Citations. In: Revstat Statistical Journal. 2022 ; Vol. 20, No. 4. pp. 427-447.
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