The majority of academic papers are scarcely cited while a few others are highly cited. A
large number of studies indicate that there are many factors influencing the number of …

This study provides a conceptual overview of the literature dealing with the process of citing
documents (focusing on the literature from the recent decade). It presents theories, which …

In this thoroughly revised second edition of Publish or Perish, Imad A. Moosa extends and
develops his analysis of the continual pressure to publish research which plagues the …

Background The use of artificial intelligence in diabetic retinopathy has become a popular
research focus in the past decade. However, no scientometric report has provided a …

Abstract Background The Journal of Infection and Public Health published its first issue in
2008. The fact that the journal has been published uninterruptedly as well as its editorial …

The importance of international collaboration in the research field is well-documented, but its
impact on the number of citations received by research publications is not fully understood …

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) suggests that the peak of species diversity
occurs at intermediate-scale disturbances. The IDH received criticisms because many …

Citation frequency is often used in hiring and tenure decisions as an indicator of the quality
of a researcher's publications. In this paper, we examine the influence of discipline …

The global number of papers in different areas has increased over the years. Additionally,
changes in academic production scenarios, such as the decrease in the relative number of …

The number of citations is often used to estimate the impact of a study. Previous studies
have investigated what factors of publications affect citations and how they affect citations …