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Ιnterpreting self-citations in scientific publications

• Στάμου, Σοφία

One of the most important measures for estimating the impact of scientific publications is the number of citations they have received. Today, there exist several tools and metrics to evaluate the relative importance of individual papers, the majority of which relies on their citation distribution. Despite their acknowledged usefulness, most of the existing techniques rely on quantitative rather than qualitative aspects of the citation analysis and thus they are inherently limited in conveying any specific information about the quality and impact of the cited works. In this paper, we attempt an empirical interpretation of the citations’ impact by focusing on the study of self-citations. In particular, we try to assess how self-citations affect the perceived impact of both publications and authors, what role self-citations play in raising the visibility of research papers and how both reviewers and authors should value the need for self-citations.

• Languages and Literature

• Library science

Περιέχει βιβλιογραφικές αναφορές και περίληψη στην ελληνική και αγγλική γλώσσα