The discipline dependence of citation statistics

Eva Lillquist; Sheldon Green

doi:10.1007/s11192-010-0162-3

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 84: Issue 3

The discipline dependence of citation statistics

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Eva Lillquist

Eva Lillquist The University of British Columbia Department of Geography Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada

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Sheldon Green

Sheldon Green The University of British Columbia Department of Mechanical Engineering Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada

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Pages:: 749–762

Online Publication Date:: 28 Jan 2010

Publication Date:: 01 Sep 2010

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-010-0162-3

Keywords:: Citations; H-index; Discipline; Field; Statistics

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Abstract

This study compares the citations characteristics of researchers in engineering disciplines with other major scientific disciplines, and investigates variations in citing patterns within subdisciplines in the field of engineering. Utilizing citations statistics including Hirsch’s (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 102(46):16569–16572, <cite>2005</cite>) h-index value, we find that significant differences in citing characteristics exist between engineering disciplines and other scientific fields. Our findings also reveal statistical differences in citing characteristics between subdisciplines found within the same engineering discipline.

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