Cover effects on citations uncovered: Evidence from Nature |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Economics and Management, University of Parma, Via J. Kennedy 6, Parma 43125, Italy;2. DiSFiPEQ, University of Chieti-Pescara, Viale Pindaro 42, Pescara 65127, Italy;3. metaLAB (at) Harvard, 42 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;4. Department of Economics and NeuroMI, University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, Milan 20126, Italy;1. Hasselt University, Belgium;2. KU Leuven, Belgium, University of Antwerp, Belgium;1. Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;2. Center for Research in Econometric Theory and Applications, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;1. Kyoto University Japan;2. RIKEN AIP Japan;1. School of Government, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian, Beijing, 100875, China;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Roosevelt Road, No. 1, Sec. 4, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan;3. Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan;1. Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, ul. Koszykowa 75, Warsaw 00-662, Poland;2. Deakin University, School of IT, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia;3. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Newelska 6, Warsaw 01-447, Poland;4. Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Physics, ul. Koszykowa 75, Warsaw 00-662, Poland |
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| Abstract: | We study the effects of an article featured on the cover of the journal Nature on citations to all articles published by its authors. Based on 30 years of bibliometric data, we find that cover articles are cited significantly more than non-cover articles, with this difference being long-lasting. However, when considering all articles (past and future) by Nature authors, we find that the publication of a cover article causes citations to previous articles by its authors to decline relative to citations to articles by non-cover authors. |
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