Number of references in biochemistry and other fields; A case study of the Journal of Biological Chemistry throughout 1910–1985

M. Yitzhaki; D. Ben-Tamar

doi:10.1007/bf02019179

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 21: Issue 1

Number of references in biochemistry and other fields; A case study of the Journal of Biological Chemistry throughout 1910–1985

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M. Yitzhaki

M. Yitzhaki Bar-Ilan University Dept. of Library and Information Studies 52 100 Ramat-Gan (Israel) 52 100 Ramat-Gan (Israel)

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D. Ben-Tamar

D. Ben-Tamar The Israel Institute for Biological Research The Library P.O.B. 19 70450 Ness-Ziona (Israel) P.O.B. 19 70450 Ness-Ziona (Israel)

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Pages:: 3–22

Online Publication Date:: 06 Aug 2005

Publication Date:: 26 May 1991

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02019179

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Abstract

Large samples of papers published in theJournal of Biological Chemistry in all decades and in some mid-decades werechecked in order to study the referencing pattern, throughout the period 1910–1985, in an internationally leading journal, with especially high citation impact. All measures show that there has been a significant growth in the number of references per paper, during most of the period, but mainly from the 1950's on, refuting Meadows' upper limit. A detailed comparison to a wide range of fields shows theJBC rates to be among the highest. Eight factors affecting the number of references are discussed, and some projections for the future are made.

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