The majority of academic papers are scarcely cited while a few others are highly cited. A
large number of studies indicate that there are many factors influencing the number of …

This study provides a conceptual overview of the literature dealing with the process of citing
documents (focusing on the literature from the recent decade). It presents theories, which …

Many studies (in information science) have looked at the growth of science. In this study, we
reexamine the question of the growth of science. To do this we (a) use current data up to …

This study assesses whether eleven factors associate with higher impact research:
individual, institutional and international collaboration; journal and reference impacts; …

There is limited knowledge on the extent to which scientists may strategically respond to
metrics by adopting questionable practices, namely practices that challenge the scientific …

With the ready accessibility of bibliometric data and the availability of ready-to-use tools for
generating bibliometric indicators for evaluation purposes, there is the danger of …

We report characteristics of in-text citations in over five million full text articles from two large
databases–the PubMed Central Open Access subset and Elsevier journals–as functions of …

The authors set forth a general methodology for conducting bibliometric analyses at the
micro level. It combines several indicators grouped into three factors or dimensions, which …

Impact of science is one of the most important topics in scientometrics. Recent developments
show a fundamental change in impact measurements from impact on science to impact on …

Stakeholders in the science system need to decide where to place their bets. Example
questions include: Which areas of research should get more funding? Who should we hire …