Linking to Data – Effect on Citation Rates in Astronomy
3 juin 2011
Publié le 16 août 2011 par Thérèse Hameau
We will be examining one practice that is very relevant to astronomy: is there a difference, from a bibliometric point of view, between articles that link to data and articles that do not? Specifically, is there a difference in citation rates between these classes of articles?
Using the data holdings of the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System, our analysis shows that articles with data links are indeed cited more than articles without these links - for this data set, articles with data links acquired 20% more citations (compared to articles without these links).
Using the data holdings of the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System, our analysis shows that articles with data links are indeed cited more than articles without these links - for this data set, articles with data links acquired 20% more citations (compared to articles without these links).
