Factors affecting the frequency of citation of an article

• Published in: Iberoamerican Journal of Science Measurement and Communication (Online) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 7 - 6
• Main Authors: Repiso, Rafael, Moreno-Delgado, Alicia, Aguaded, Ignacio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bratislava Iberoamerican Journal of Science Measurement and Communication 2021
• Subjects: Artículo; Artículos altamente citados; Author; Autor; Bradford's Law of Scatter; Citación; Citation; Citation impact; Citations; Highly citable papers; Impact factors; Impacto de citación; Institutional repositories; Lotka's Law; Open access publishing; Producción científica; Science; Scientific production; Social networks
• ISSN: 2709-7595; 2709-3158; 2709-3158
• DOI: 10.47909/ijsmc.08

The relevance of citations is clear since they constitute a substantial part of most bibliometric indicators. The aims of the present paper are to identify several factors associated with obtaining citations to explain these and, finally, to offer authors a number of useful suggestions. Those studies that have had the greatest influence on science are also those that are most frequently cited. The essential factor leading to a study being cited is that it should make a significant contribution to the advance of science; that is, the relevance of the research. But other essential dimensions exist: Accessibility; Dissemination; Scientific authority. Other predictive factors allow us to predict the number of citations a document may receive: Prior production by the authors; Structural context of the work; Scientific trends; Validity/Obsolescence (expiry) of results; Quality of formal aspects; Theoretical context of the study; Types of work. Finally, some ways are suggested to improve the citations of their works and thus contribute to a wider dissemination and development of science.