Characteristics of Engineering Citations

Musser, Linda; Conkling, Thomas W.

doi:10.1300/j122v15n04_04

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“…The peak may be attributed to the period of gestation from the actual time a study is published until it reaches the public's attention and researcher's awareness of its relevance. The decline seems to adhere to the observation that different formats retain their research value for varying lengths of time, with books being cited longer after their publication dates than journals (Musser & Conkling, 1996).…”

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confidence: 89%

Citation Analysis of M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations in Sociology and Anthropology: An Assessment of Library Resource Usage

Rosenberg

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Section: Agementioning

confidence: 89%

Citation Analysis of M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations in Sociology and Anthropology: An Assessment of Library Resource Usage

Rosenberg

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…The citation formats were classified mostly in accordance with the categories established by Musser and Conkling (1996) with some elaboration.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of citations in postgraduate theses of sociology and economics: a comparative study

Gunasekera

2016

Jnl Univ. Librarians Assoc. Sri Lanka

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This study analyses the sources cited in 32 post graduate (Master and PhD) theses in sociology and economics at University of Peradeniya submitted between 1996 and 2014. The objectives of this citation analysis were to find out the types of cited documents, the chronological distribution and authorship pattern of cited documents in the fields of sociology and economics, and to compare them. Citations were chosen from the title pages and the lists of references of each dissertation were examined. Data included the year of submission of thesis, source of citations, age of materials cited and types of authorship. Citations to journals were further analyzed to examine their authorship pattern, research collaboration, geographical location and check the applicability to Bradford Law of scattering. Results revealed that both sociology and economics authors cited mostly books, which proved previous studies that found social science disciplines cited books mostly than science disciplines. Citations in both sociology and economics were almost entirely of English language sources. Economics scholars cited latest materials than sociology scholars did. The results indicated that sociology literature is scattered among various subjects than economics. There is no significant difference between the citation behavior of sociology and economics scholars of University of Peradeniya except some differences in chronological distribution and research collaboration. Understanding the citation behavior of sociology and economics scholars will help librarians to formulate pragmatic policies and making decisions on collection development.

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“…Numerous citation analyses of science and engineering publications have been conducted, but few analyses have specifically mentioned standards in the results. Curtis (2011), Musser & Conkling (1996), and Zhang (2018) are some of the few citation analyses focusing on journal literature that specifically reported on standards cited. The results from these studies reveal a common thread.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Citing of Industry Standards in Scholarly Publications

Rowley¹,

Wagner²

2019

ISTL

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Industry standards are used in many disciplines, including science and technology areas. To date, little research has been conducted regarding the citing of standards in scholarly publications. The aim of this study was to answer two questions: Are standards being cited in scholarly publications? And, if so, what are the characteristics of the publications citing standards? We postulated that the answer to these questions would be of use to science and engineering librarians for collection development and research assistance purposes. A cited reference search was conducted using Web of Science Core Collection™ (WOSCC) to determine if standards are cited. Our research focused on three major standards organizations: ASTM International, the International Organization of Standardization (ISO), and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). The study was limited to publications published from 2015-2017. The results confirmed our hypothesis that standards are cited in scholarly publications in science and technology fields. In addition, we discovered that standards were cited in publications from nearly 100 countries. Funding agency and institutional affiliation were also analyzed. The data from the study confirmed the international reach and broad utility of standards in a wide range of disciplines.

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Characteristics of Engineering Citations

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Citation Analysis of M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations in Sociology and Anthropology: An Assessment of Library Resource Usage

Citation Analysis of M.A. Theses and Ph.D. Dissertations in Sociology and Anthropology: An Assessment of Library Resource Usage

Characteristics of citations in postgraduate theses of sociology and economics: a comparative study

Citing of Industry Standards in Scholarly Publications

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