The J‐shaped distribution of citedness
Jeppe Nicolaisen
(Department of Information Studies, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Abstract
A new approach for investigating the correlation between research quality and citation counts is presented and applied to a case study of the relationship between peer evaluations reflected in scholarly book reviews and the citation frequencies of reviewed books. Results of the study designate a J‐shaped distribution between the considered variables, presumably caused by a skewed allocation of negative citations. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research.
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Citation
Nicolaisen, J. (2002), "The J‐shaped distribution of citedness", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 58 No. 4, pp. 383-395. https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410210431118
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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