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The Influence of Author Gender, National Language and Number of Authors on Citation Rate in Ecology

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Citation metrics are widely used as a surrogate measure of scientific merit; however, these indices may be sensitive to factors and influences unrelated to merit.We examined citation rates for 5883 articles in relation to number of authors, first author's primary language, and gender.Citation rates were unrelated to primary language and gender but increased with author number.These findings add to a growing body of indirect evidence for potential attitudinal bias in the perceived merit of publications within ecology.

Source: The Open Ecology Journal

DOI: 10.2174/1874213000902010025

Authors: R.M. Borsuk, A.E. Budden, R. Leimu, L.W. Aarssen, C.J. Lortie

Institutions: York University, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of Turku, Queen's University

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: CEAS: Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis