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Pascal Bador1, Thierry Lafouge
1Université de Lyon, Lyon, France. pascal.bador@univ-lyon1.fr
Therapie
|December 20, 2012
Summary
Scientific collaboration impacts article citations. Studies show articles with more authors or international co-authorship tend to receive more citations, unlike single-author papers.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Scientific Collaboration Analysis
- Publication Practices
Background:
- Scientific collaboration is increasingly prevalent in research.
- Article co-authorship and internationalization are key indicators of collaboration.
- Understanding the relationship between collaboration indicators and research impact is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between the number of authors and the international character of scientific articles and their citation counts.
- To analyze publication practices in pharmacy and medicine journals.
Main Methods:
- Selection of two pharmacy and medicine journals for comparative analysis.
- Inclusion of approximately 800 articles published between 2002-2005.
- Collection of citation data up to 2010 and transformation of numerical variables (author count, citation count) into qualitative data.
Main Results:
- A statistically significant relationship was found between the number of authors and citation counts.
- The independence assumption between author count and citation count was rejected.
Conclusions:
- Articles with a single author or a small team are generally less cited.
- International collaboration is associated with an increase in article citation numbers.
- This micro-analysis provides insights into scientific publication practices and their impact on research visibility.
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