TY - JOUR
T1 - Citation Success
T2 - Evidence from Economic History Journal Publications
AU - Vaio, Gianfranco Di
AU - Waldenström, Daniel
AU - Weisdorf, Jacob Louis
N1 - JEL classification: A10; A11; A14; N10
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - This study examines the determinants of citation success among authors who have recently published their work in economic history journals. Besides offering clues about how to improve one's scientific impact, our citation analysis also sheds light on the state of the field of economic history. Consistent with our expectations, we find that full professors, authors appointed at economics and history departments, and authors working in Anglo-Saxon and German countries are more likely to receive citations than other scholars. Long and co-authored articles are also a factor for citation success. We find similar patterns when assessing the same authors' citation success in economics journals. As a novel feature, we demonstrate that the diffusion of research — publication of working papers, as well as conference and workshop presentations — has a first-order positive impact on the citation rate.
AB - This study examines the determinants of citation success among authors who have recently published their work in economic history journals. Besides offering clues about how to improve one's scientific impact, our citation analysis also sheds light on the state of the field of economic history. Consistent with our expectations, we find that full professors, authors appointed at economics and history departments, and authors working in Anglo-Saxon and German countries are more likely to receive citations than other scholars. Long and co-authored articles are also a factor for citation success. We find similar patterns when assessing the same authors' citation success in economics journals. As a novel feature, we demonstrate that the diffusion of research — publication of working papers, as well as conference and workshop presentations — has a first-order positive impact on the citation rate.
U2 - 10.1016/j.eeh.2011.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.eeh.2011.10.002
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0014-4983
VL - 49
SP - 92
EP - 104
JO - Explorations in Economic History
JF - Explorations in Economic History
IS - 1
ER -