An analysis of citation functions in the humanities and social sciences research from the perspective of problematic citation analysis assumptions

Citation analyses are based on two questionable assumptions that significantly influence the value of citation count: the equal contribution assumption (i.e., each citation contributes equally to the citing paper) and the positive endorsement assumption (i.e., each citation is viewed as an endorseme...

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Published in:	Scientometrics Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 797 - 813
Main Author:	Lin, Chi-Shiou
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2018 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Asian literature Assumptions Chinese literature Citation analysis Citations Computer Science Content analysis Contextual analysis Humanities Information sources Information Storage and Retrieval Library Science Psychology Social psychology Social research Social sciences Sociology Work Negational citations Citation analysis Humanities and social sciences Citation function Perfunctory citations
ISSN:	0138-9130, 1588-2861
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