How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network

How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network

OBJECTIVE To understand belief in a specific scientific claim by studying the pattern of citations among papers stating it. DESIGN A complete citation network was constructed from all PubMed indexed English literature papers addressing the belief that beta amyloid, a protein accumulated in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, is produced by and injures skeletal muscle of patients with inclusion ...

Citation analysis and network drawing of schizophrenia-related articles

Background and aim: The aim of this study was to analyze and draw up a citation network of published schizophrenia-related resources in Iran from 2012 to 2016 so that this citation network provides a guidance for researchers and acquisition in information centers by specifying the status of resources and researchers in Iran. Material and methods: The current study was conducted through citation...

How to Use Citation Analysis

Every year, in hundreds of universities and colleges throughout the world, thousands of academic administrators go through the painful process of evaluating tens of thousands of candidates for promotion. In most cases, their decisions are based on a faculty committee’s appraisal of the candidate’s teaching ability, research performance, and involvement in the scholarly community. Although this ...

Citation network analysis of organic LEDs

Article history: Received 27 February 2009 Received in revised form 25 March 2009 Accepted 12 April 2009 The field of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) is an emergent research domain because of both scientific interest in chemistry and condensed matter physics and industrial importance as flat panel displays. In this paper, we analyzed a citation network of OLED papers and used a topologica...

Citation, citation, citation.