Citation-based metrics are increasingly used as a proxy to define representative, considerable, or significant papers. We challenge this belief by taking into account factors that may play a role in providing citations to a manuscript and whether/how those highly cited studies could shape a scientific field. A different approach to summarisation of relevant core publications within a topic is proposed.
On the potential distortions of highly cited papers in emerging research fields: A critical appraisal / E.G. Ostinelli, O. Gambini, A. D'Agostino. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 0140-525X. - 42(2019), pp. 32-33. [10.1017/S0140525X18002807]
On the potential distortions of highly cited papers in emerging research fields: A critical appraisal
E.G. Ostinelli;O. Gambini;A. D'Agostino
2019
Abstract
Citation-based metrics are increasingly used as a proxy to define representative, considerable, or significant papers. We challenge this belief by taking into account factors that may play a role in providing citations to a manuscript and whether/how those highly cited studies could shape a scientific field. A different approach to summarisation of relevant core publications within a topic is proposed.
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
