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Some reflections on being cited 10,000 times

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  • James Hartley

    (Keele University)

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This letter describes the author’s reactions to being cited 10,000 times in Google Scholar. Data are provided to illustrate differences between the numbers of citations for books and edited works and between papers on different topics and in different styles.

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  • James Hartley, 2019. "Some reflections on being cited 10,000 times," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 118(1), pages 375-381, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:118:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-018-2966-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-018-2966-5
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