Improving Citation Analysis: Taking Account of Order of Authors and Number of Different Articles in Which a Scholar Is Cited

Research using citation counts as a metric for measuring scholarly influence and prestige generally gives equal weighting to all authors of a scholarly work. However, as the order of authors frequently reflects the relative importance and involvement of authors, it may be more valid to consider this...

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Authors: Cohn, Ellen G. (Author) ; Farrington, David 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 446-457
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
author order
citation analysis
scholarly influence

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