MULTIPLE AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION ANALYSIS

Authors
EDWARDS RA EDWARDS KJ
Citation
Ra. Edwards et Kj. Edwards, MULTIPLE AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION ANALYSIS, Scottish Geographical Magazine, 111(3), 1995, pp. 168-171
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Geografhy
Journal title
Scottish Geographical Magazine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00369225
Volume
111
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
168 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-9225(1995)111:3<168:MAACA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A major deficiency in contemporary citation analysis is the exclusion of citations to second and subsequent authors in multi-author publicat ions. Using twelve geographers as illustration, it is shown that a fai lure to consider multiple authorship will underestimate the citation l evels of some authors.