Sharing data increases citations

This paper presents some indications to the existence of a citation advantage related to sharing data using astrophysics as a case. Through bibliometric analyses we find a citation advantage for astrophysical papers in core journals. The advantage arises as indexed papers are associated with data b...

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Main Authors: Thea Marie Drachen, Ole Ellegaard, Asger Væring Larsen, Søren Bertil Fabricius Dorch
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Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2016-08-01
Series:Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
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Online Access:https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10698
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author Thea Marie Drachen
Ole Ellegaard
Asger Væring Larsen
Søren Bertil Fabricius Dorch
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description This paper presents some indications to the existence of a citation advantage related to sharing data using astrophysics as a case. Through bibliometric analyses we find a citation advantage for astrophysical papers in core journals. The advantage arises as indexed papers are associated with data by bibliographical links, and consists of papers receiving on average significantly more citations per paper per year, than do papers not associated with links to data.
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spelling doaj.art-471457f1d43d4ecea5cfd93459ea7bcf2024-01-11T16:05:17Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2016-08-0126210.18352/lq.10149Sharing data increases citationsThea Marie Drachen0Ole Ellegaard1Asger Væring Larsen2Søren Bertil Fabricius Dorch3University of Southern Denmark, OdenseUniversity Library of Southern Denmark, OdenseUniversity Library of Southern Denmark, OdenseUniversity Library of Southern Denmark, Odense This paper presents some indications to the existence of a citation advantage related to sharing data using astrophysics as a case. Through bibliometric analyses we find a citation advantage for astrophysical papers in core journals. The advantage arises as indexed papers are associated with data by bibliographical links, and consists of papers receiving on average significantly more citations per paper per year, than do papers not associated with links to data. https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10698datadata sharingcitationlinking
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Sharing data increases citations
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title Sharing data increases citations
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title_full_unstemmed Sharing data increases citations
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url https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10698
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