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Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A Systematic Comparison of Citations in 252 Subject Categories

Preprint suggests that in all areas Google Scholar citation data is essentially a superset of Web of Science and Scopus, with substantial extra coverage.

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Quantity Does Matter as Citation Impact Increases with Productivity

Quantity Does Matter as Citation Impact Increases with Productivity

While results vary by field, there is a positive and stronger than linear relationship between productivity and quality.

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Growth Rate Ten Times Higher Than Journal Articles

Growth Rate Ten Times Higher Than Journal Articles

Preprints are one of the fastest growing types of content in Crossref. The growth may well be approximately 30% for the past 2 years (compared to article growth of 2-3% for the same period).

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Introducing a New Standard for the Citation of Research Data

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Introducing a New Standard for the Citation of Research Data

The Identifiers Expert Group of the FORCE11 Data Citation Implementation Pilot (DCIP) has achieved a significant step toward the harmonization of identifier resolution standards for data citation in research articles.

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Citations as First-Class Data Entities: The OpenCitations Corpus

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Citations as First-Class Data Entities: The OpenCitations Corpus

Requirements for citations to be treated as First-Class Data Entities In my introductory blog post, I listed five requirements for the treatment of citations as first-class data entities. The thir…

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