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Citation success of different publication types: a case study on all references in psychology publications from the German-speaking countries (D–A–CH–L–L) in 2009, 2010, and 2011

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Krampen, Günter
Weiland, Peter
Wiesenhütter, Jürgen

Abstract / Description

Scientometric data on the citation success of different publication types and publication genres in psychology publications are presented. Data refer to references that are cited in these scientific publications and that are documented in PSYNDEX, the exhaustive database of psychology publications from the German-speaking countries either published in German or in English language. Firstly, data analyses refer to the references that are cited in publications of 2009 versus 2010 versus 2011. With reference to all cited references, the portion of journal articles ranges from 57 to 61 %, of books from 22 to 24 %, and of book chapters from 14 to 15 %, with a rather high stability across the three publication years analysed. Secondly, data analyses refer to the numbers of cited references from the German-speaking countries, which are also documented in PSYNDEX. These compose about 11 % of all cited references indicating that nearly 90 % of the references cited are of international and/or interdisciplinary publications not stemming from the German-speaking countries. The subsample shows the proportion of journal articles, books, and chapters, and these are very similar to the percentages identified for all references that are cited. Thirdly, analyses refer to document type, scientific genre, and psychological sub-discipline of the most frequently cited references in the psychology publications. The frequency of top-cited references of books and book chapters is almost equal to that of journal articles; two-thirds of the top-cited references are non-empirical publications, only one-third are empirical publications. Top-cited references stem particularly from clinical psychology, experimental psychology, as well as tests, testing and psychometrics. In summary, the results point to the fact that citation analyses, which are limited to journal papers, tend to neglect very high portions of references that are cited in scientific publications.

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Citation analysis Publication success Publication type Publication genre Bibliometry Scientometry Psychology

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2015

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Springer

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Krampen, G., Weiland, P., & Wiesenhütter, J. (2015). Citation success of different publication types: A case study on all references in psychology publications from the German-speaking countries (DACHLL) in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Scientometrics, 104, 827-840.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Krampen, Günter
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Weiland, Peter
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wiesenhütter, Jürgen
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    2022-11-22T06:49:56Z
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    2022-11-22T06:49:56Z
  • Date of first publication
    2015
  • Abstract / Description
    Scientometric data on the citation success of different publication types and publication genres in psychology publications are presented. Data refer to references that are cited in these scientific publications and that are documented in PSYNDEX, the exhaustive database of psychology publications from the German-speaking countries either published in German or in English language. Firstly, data analyses refer to the references that are cited in publications of 2009 versus 2010 versus 2011. With reference to all cited references, the portion of journal articles ranges from 57 to 61 %, of books from 22 to 24 %, and of book chapters from 14 to 15 %, with a rather high stability across the three publication years analysed. Secondly, data analyses refer to the numbers of cited references from the German-speaking countries, which are also documented in PSYNDEX. These compose about 11 % of all cited references indicating that nearly 90 % of the references cited are of international and/or interdisciplinary publications not stemming from the German-speaking countries. The subsample shows the proportion of journal articles, books, and chapters, and these are very similar to the percentages identified for all references that are cited. Thirdly, analyses refer to document type, scientific genre, and psychological sub-discipline of the most frequently cited references in the psychology publications. The frequency of top-cited references of books and book chapters is almost equal to that of journal articles; two-thirds of the top-cited references are non-empirical publications, only one-third are empirical publications. Top-cited references stem particularly from clinical psychology, experimental psychology, as well as tests, testing and psychometrics. In summary, the results point to the fact that citation analyses, which are limited to journal papers, tend to neglect very high portions of references that are cited in scientific publications.
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    unknown
  • Review status
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  • Citation
    Krampen, G., Weiland, P., & Wiesenhütter, J. (2015). Citation success of different publication types: A case study on all references in psychology publications from the German-speaking countries (DACHLL) in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Scientometrics, 104, 827-840.
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  • ISSN
    0138-9130
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/3525
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.11321
  • Language of content
    eng
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  • Publisher
    Springer
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  • Keyword(s)
    Citation analysis
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  • Keyword(s)
    Publication success
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    Publication type
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    Publication genre
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  • Keyword(s)
    Bibliometry
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  • Keyword(s)
    Scientometry
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  • Keyword(s)
    Psychology
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Citation success of different publication types: a case study on all references in psychology publications from the German-speaking countries (D–A–CH–L–L) in 2009, 2010, and 2011
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  • DRO type
    article
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