Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists
Abstract Background We determine the occurrence of self-citations among 36 Chilean ecologists with the highest h index values recorded in Web of Science. Because the practice of self-citation is perceived as negative by inflating a given researcher’s impact factor, we evaluate if those ecologists (f...
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| description | Abstract Background We determine the occurrence of self-citations among 36 Chilean ecologists with the highest h index values recorded in Web of Science. Because the practice of self-citation is perceived as negative by inflating a given researcher’s impact factor, we evaluate if those ecologists (five of them having been awarded the National Prize in Natural Sciences) tend unduly to self-citation, or alternately, receive citations from others ostensibly because their peers recognize their theoretical and empirical output. Methods and findings We use a recently proposed self-citation estimate easily calculated from h index values recorded in the restricted-access Web of Science (Wos) database and the open-access Google Scholar’s (GS) Researcher Profiles and compare these metrics. Conclusions The Chilean ecologists showed low self-citation values, independently of their status as National Prize awardees. Their publications were highly cited by unrelated peers, likely on account of their novelty or quality. Among middle-aged (50–60 year) and young (< 50 year) Chilean ecologists open-access GS h index values are significantly correlated with those from WoS, thus rendering expeditious this method of citation assessment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56d662bdecd54d2382e64c5eb8e89ccb2022-12-21T22:09:34ZengBMCRevista Chilena de Historia Natural0717-63172020-11-019311410.1186/s40693-020-00097-6Few self-citations among Chilean ecologistsJaime R. Rau0Fabian M. Jaksic1Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas & Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los LagosCenter of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileAbstract Background We determine the occurrence of self-citations among 36 Chilean ecologists with the highest h index values recorded in Web of Science. Because the practice of self-citation is perceived as negative by inflating a given researcher’s impact factor, we evaluate if those ecologists (five of them having been awarded the National Prize in Natural Sciences) tend unduly to self-citation, or alternately, receive citations from others ostensibly because their peers recognize their theoretical and empirical output. Methods and findings We use a recently proposed self-citation estimate easily calculated from h index values recorded in the restricted-access Web of Science (Wos) database and the open-access Google Scholar’s (GS) Researcher Profiles and compare these metrics. Conclusions The Chilean ecologists showed low self-citation values, independently of their status as National Prize awardees. Their publications were highly cited by unrelated peers, likely on account of their novelty or quality. Among middle-aged (50–60 year) and young (< 50 year) Chilean ecologists open-access GS h index values are significantly correlated with those from WoS, thus rendering expeditious this method of citation assessment.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-020-00097-6Web of ScienceGoogle Scholarh-indexself-citations test |
| spellingShingle | Jaime R. Rau Fabian M. Jaksic Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists Revista Chilena de Historia Natural Web of Science Google Scholar h-index self-citations test |
| title | Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists |
| title_full | Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists |
| title_fullStr | Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists |
| title_full_unstemmed | Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists |
| title_short | Few self-citations among Chilean ecologists |
| title_sort | few self citations among chilean ecologists |
| topic | Web of Science Google Scholar h-index self-citations test |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-020-00097-6 |
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