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most citedCitation gaming induced by bibliometric evaluation: a country-level comparative analysis

145 citations · 205 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.soc-ph2023★ 39 cited

A global exploratory comparison of country self-citations 1996-2019

Alberto Baccini, Eugenio Petrovich

Self-citations are a key topic in evaluative bibliometrics because they can artificially inflate citation-related performance indicators. Recently, self-citations defined at the la…

physics.soc-ph2022★ 5 cited

Similarity matrix average for aggregating multiplex networks

Federica Baccini, Lucio Barabesi, Eugenio Petrovich

We introduce a methodology based on averaging similarity matrices with the aim of integrating the layers of a multiplex network into a single monoplex network. Multiplex networks a…

cs.DL2021★ 15 cited

Normative versus strategic accounts of acknowledgment data: the case of the top-five journals of economics

Alberto Baccini, Eugenio Petrovich

Two alternative accounts can be given of the information contained in the acknowledgments of academic publications. According to the mainstream normative account, the acknowledgmen…

cs.DL2020

Bibliometrics in Press. Representations and Uses of Bibliometric Indicators in the Italian Daily Newspapers

Eugenio Petrovich

Scholars in science and technology studies and bibliometricians are increasingly revealing the performative nature of bibliometric indicators. Far from being neutral technical meas…

cs.DL2019★ 145 cited

Citation gaming induced by bibliometric evaluation: a country-level comparative analysis

Alberto Baccini, Giuseppe De Nicolao, Eugenio Petrovich

It is several years since national research evaluation systems around the globe started making use of quantitative indicators to measure the performance of researchers. Nevertheles…

cs.DL2018★ 1 cited

Accumulation of Knowledge in Para-Scientific Areas. The Case of Analytic Philosophy

Eugenio Petrovich

This study analyzes how the accumulation of knowledge takes place in para-scientific areas, focusing on the case of Analytic Philosophy. The theoretical framework chosen for the an…