Weighted citation: An indicator of an article's prestige
arXiv (Cornell University)Published 22 December 2010Open access
Erjia Yan, Ying Ding
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Abstract
We propose using the technique of weighted citation to measure an article's prestige. The technique allocates a different weight to each reference by taking into account the impact of citing journals and citation time intervals. Weighted citation captures prestige, whereas citation counts capture popularity. We compare the value variances for popularity and prestige for articles published in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology from 1998 to 2007, and find that the majority have comparable status.
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