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Comparing properties of citing and cited source items opens a wide variety of analytical possibilities. In a study of citations among papers in the journal Scientometrics a number of analytical themes are identified. The analysis shows: the way in which a citation graph can be decomposed into different subparts; country specific citation patterns; the effects of self-citations and domestic citations; the mapping of cited author relationships using direct citation and co-citation links; and time slicing effects on impact ranking of countries and papers.
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Persson, O. Exploring the analytical potential of comparing citing and cited source items. Scientometrics 68, 561–572 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0130-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0130-0