Characteristics of a Literature as Predictors of Relatedness Between Cited and Citing Works
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Society for Information Science
- Vol. 33 (4) , 208-216
- https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.4630330404
Abstract
A preliminary investigation was conducted to explore which characteristics of citing and cited works may aid in determining relatedness between documents. Thirteen variables were tested on 31 library/information science articles containing nearly 500 citations. Analysis indicates that source of cited work, source of citing work, number of times a work is cited in text, and type of citing article show promise of predicting relatedness between citing and cited works.Keywords
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