Are uncited papers necessarily all nonimpact papers? A quantitative analysis

In traditional research, the application of quantitative measurement on the value and influence of uncited papers is not feasible owing to the lack of data. The rapid advancement of social media has offered a new path for the dissemination of scientific papers and gain influence. In this thesis, the...

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Published in:Scientometrics 2020-08, Vol.124 (2), p.1631-1662
Main Authors: Hou, Jianhua, Ye, Jiantao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Science
Digital media
Evolution
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
Quantitative analysis
Scientific papers
Social networks
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Summary:In traditional research, the application of quantitative measurement on the value and influence of uncited papers is not feasible owing to the lack of data. The rapid advancement of social media has offered a new path for the dissemination of scientific papers and gain influence. In this thesis, the uncited papers published during 2006–2014 with a 5-year window on PLOS ONE journals from the Web of Science core collection was selected. A measurement model was built for the influence of uncited papers on social media dimension based on its Discussed, Saved, and Viewed data to explore the dynamic evolution track of the influence and determine the patterns of interaction. We found that uncited papers have a universal and significant influence on social media platforms. Besides, the evolution pattern of influence of the uncited papers can be illustrated by the layer-to-layer aggregation model of “document properties → three indicators → influence” Overall, the findings of this thesis are referential to the quantitative measurement of the influence of uncited papers.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-020-03539-w