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Data credit distribution: A new method to estimate databases impact

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  • Dosso, Dennis
  • Silvello, Gianmaria

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It is widely accepted that data is fundamental for research and should therefore be cited as textual scientific publications. However, issues like data citation, handling and counting the credit generated by such citations, remain open research questions.

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  • Dosso, Dennis & Silvello, Gianmaria, 2020. "Data credit distribution: A new method to estimate databases impact," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 14(4).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:infome:v:14:y:2020:i:4:s1751157720301954
    DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2020.101080
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