Another Perspective to Citation Count

Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

This paper examined a core problem in citation analytics. The pertinence of citations made in introduction sections of scientific articles was studied. A brief exposition was made to provide insight on the methodology to compute pertinence. With the understanding from the exposition, mathematical expressions were derived and used to quantify pertinence. Pertinence of seventy randomly selected scientific articles was studied. Result showed that significant amount of citations made in introduction section of the studied articles are impertinent to the study. Keywords: Content analysis; Content pertinence; Performance evaluation; Impact factor; Citation analysis

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Adedayo AV

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Adedayo AV (2016). Another Perspective to Citation Count. Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 3(1), 1-2. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-383250