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The use of citation speed to understand the effects of a multi-institutional science center

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The extent to which an article attracts citations has long been of interest. However, recent research has emphasized not just the receipt but also the pacing of citation. Citation speed has been shown to be affected by journal prestige and self-citation but also public funding of research. Amidst these viewpoints, this paper explores the speed of article citation of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary publicly funded research center relative to that of a comparison group of articles. Results indicate that articles by authors affiliated with the center are significantly more likely to have early-cited papers within the year of publication than the random comparison group, with controls by field also being significant. Implications for the ability of a publicly funded center to attract attention toward articles are discussed.

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  • Jan Youtie, 2014. "The use of citation speed to understand the effects of a multi-institutional science center," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 100(3), pages 613-621, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:100:y:2014:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-014-1297-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1297-4
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    Citation; Research center; Speed; Self-citation;
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    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities

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