Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

self-citation: a standalone construct

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self-citation1 CONSTRUCTSelf-citationAKSNES · BIBLIOMETRICS

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Bibliometrics

citations authors give to their own earlier work, and how much they inflate citation counts across fields and over time.

In bibliometrics, self-citation refers to citations authors give to their own earlier work, and how much they inflate citation counts across fields and over time. This meaning comes from Aksnes (2003) in Scientometrics.[1]

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scientometrics1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructwork4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. Aksnes, D. W. (2003). A macro study of self-citation. Scientometrics, 56(2), 235-246. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021919228368

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