The negative effects of citing with a national orientation in terms of recognition: National and international citations in natural-sciences papers from Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK

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Highlights:

• We analyze the research output of three leading European research economies (Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK).

• We ask whether highly-cited papers from these countries are based on national or internationally oriented resources.

• To evaluate change over time, we include papers published in the countries from 2004, 2009, and 2014.

• Papers from Germany or the Netherlands are less likely to be highly-cited if they also cite ‘domestic’ research.

• A possible reason for the result is that researchers “over-cite” the papers from their own country.

摘要

•We analyze the research output of three leading European research economies (Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK).•We ask whether highly-cited papers from these countries are based on national or internationally oriented resources.•To evaluate change over time, we include papers published in the countries from 2004, 2009, and 2014.•Papers from Germany or the Netherlands are less likely to be highly-cited if they also cite ‘domestic’ research.•A possible reason for the result is that researchers “over-cite” the papers from their own country.

论文关键词:Bibliometrics,Regression analysis,Cited references analysis,Germany,The Netherlands,The UK

论文评审过程:Received 3 February 2018, Revised 25 July 2018, Accepted 25 July 2018, Available online 2 August 2018, Version of Record 2 August 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.07.009