The J‐shaped distribution of citedness
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Documentation
- Vol. 58 (4) , 383-395
- https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410210431118
Abstract
A new approach for investigating the correlation between research quality and citation counts is presented and applied to a case study of the relationship between peer evaluations reflected in scholarly book reviews and the citation frequencies of reviewed books. Results of the study designate a J‐shaped distribution between the considered variables, presumably caused by a skewed allocation of negative citations. The paper concludes with suggestions for further research.Keywords
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