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Open Access Meets Discoverability: Citations to Articles Posted to Academia.edu
Yuri Niyazov1, Carl Vogel2, Richard Price1
1Academia.edu, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Plos One
|February 18, 2016
Summary
Posting research papers to Academia.edu significantly boosts citation counts. Studies show a substantial increase in citations for papers shared on Academia.edu compared to those not online or on other platforms.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Scholarly Communication
- Digital Libraries
Background:
- The rise of digital platforms has transformed scholarly communication.
- Understanding the impact of online repositories on research visibility is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the citation impact of research papers uploaded to Academia.edu.
- To compare citation rates of Academia.edu papers against similar articles on other online platforms and those not online.
Main Methods:
- Utilized matching and regression analyses.
- Controlled for variables such as academic field and journal impact factor.
- Analyzed a dataset of 31,216 research papers.
Main Results:
- Papers on Academia.edu received 16% more citations after one year, 51% after three years, and 69% after five years compared to non-online articles.
- Academia.edu papers showed a 58% increase in citations after five years versus articles on other online venues.
Conclusions:
- Academia.edu enhances research visibility and citation impact.
- Online scholarly sharing platforms play a significant role in academic discoverability.
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