Current Comments " Cim " on Classics and Citation Behavior Revisited

This essay discusses various aspects ofcitation behavior, aswellas the process by which Citation Ck.ssicm papers are identified. Ines@blishing citition thresholds todetetine higMycitdp~rs, it is necesmry to control for numerous factors, including thedominance of large, high-impact journals. Often, our own amdyses of research fronts and studies of most-cited authors will help us identify candidate papers. Also considerd istheproblem ofinfluentid andimpfintwork tit, fora variety of reasons, may not be highly cited. We invite readers to inform us of any such uncited classics.