Are there citation analyses that distinguish different types of citation?

[William Newman]

Hello:

I'm writing a paper about citations of research in Human Computer 
Interaction (HCI).  The citations in question are made by software 
product designers who have published design case studies.

I'm finding I need to distinguish between different types of citation 
by software designers, particularly the following:

1.  Positive, i.e., use was made of the work: "We designed our software 
… in a way similar to OSPV [6]."

2.  Neutral, i.e., the work is relevant but wasn't used: "Projects such 
as OSPV [21] have shown that …"

3.  Defensive (or negative) i.e. the work was considered inadequate in 
some way and therefore not used: "OSPV is an online community …However, 
it focuses on kids sharing with other kids, rather than…"

I would be very interested to learn of citation analyses etc. that have 
drawn this kind (or any kind) of distinction between ways in which 
cited work is treated.  I am not an expert in this field -- I work in 
the field of HCI.

Many thanks

William
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