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Perspective PaperJournal of Scientometric ResearchVol. 5 | Issue 2 | 2016 | pp. 161–167Open access
Discouraging Honorific Citation
- 1,2*
- 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NIGERIA.
- 2 Department of Metallurgical Engineering; Kwara State Polytechnic, PMB 1375, Ilorin, NIGERIA.
Published in Journal of Scientometric Research
Correspondence: Adedayo A.V.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NIGERIA.; Department of Metallurgical Engineering; Kwara State Polytechnic, PMB 1375, Ilorin, NIGERIA.
Email: a.v.adedayo@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2016 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Sep 1, 2016
How to cite
A.V., A. (2016). Discouraging Honorific Citation. Journal of Scientometric Research, 5(2), 161–167. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.5.2.7
Abstract
The paper presents a study on analysis of citations made in the introduction section of articles that report empirical research. The attempt is to proceed with the validation that pertinence of citations in scientific articles is a core problem in citation analytics. Citations made in the introduction sections of research articles published in Nature weekly journal were studied. The entire research articles published from Volume 523 to 527 were studied. The result showed that the mean pertinence for the entire study is about 32%. Overall, about 68% of citations made in the introduction sections may not be applicable in the computation of effective impact of publications. It forms one of the first attempts to use empirical methods to determine pertinence of citations in scientific publications. Here in, the rationale for the study is identified.
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| Title | Discouraging Honorific Citation |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adedayo A.V. |
| Affiliations | Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NIGERIA.; Department of Metallurgical Engineering; Kwara State Polytechnic, PMB 1375, Ilorin, NIGERIA. |
| Corresponding author | a.v.adedayo@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Scientometric Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 2 (2016) |
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