Montpetit, E (Montpetit, Eric); Blais, A (Blais, Andre); Foucault, M (Foucault, Martial) What does it take for a Canadian political scientist to be cited? SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 89 (3): 802-816 SEP 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: e.montpetit at umontrial.ca 

Author(s): Montpetit, E (Montpetit, Eric); Blais, A (Blais, Andre); 
Foucault, M (Foucault, Martial) 

Title: What does it take for a Canadian political scientist to be cited? 

Source: SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 89 (3): 802-816 SEP 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: ECONOMICS; SCIENCE; JOURNALS; RANKINGS; UPDATE 

Abstract: Objective. The article examines the factors that influence the 
frequency whereby scholarly articles published by Canadian political 
scientists are cited. Method. We collected data on 1,860 journal articles 
published between 1985 and 2005 by 758 Canadian political scientists and 
listed in the Social Science Citation Index. Using these data, we 
performed OLS and tobit estimations to identify factors influencing 
citation frequency. Results. The regressions show that the reputation of 
the journal in which the article is published, though important, does not 
explain everything. The gender of the author(s), the number of authors, 
the geographical focus of the article, the field, and the methodology also 
matter. Conclusion. An article is more likely to be widely cited if it is 
published in a prestigious journal, if it is written by several authors, 
if it applies quantitative methods, if it compares countries, and if it 
deals with administration and public policy or elections and political 
parties. Faculty members who belong to larger departments and those who 
are women are more cited. 

Addresses: Univ Montreal, Dept Polit Sci, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada 

Reprint Address: Montpetit, E, Univ Montreal, Dept Polit Sci, CP 
6128,Succursale Ctr Ville, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada. 

E-mail Address: e.montpetit at umontrial.ca 

Cited Reference Count: 13 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 

Publisher Address: 9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0038-4941 

29-char Source Abbrev.: SOC SCI QUART 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Soc. Sci. Q. 

Source Item Page Count: 15 

Subject Category: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 327WG 

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