van Nierop, E (van Nierop, Erjen) Why do statistics journals have low impact factors? STATISTICA NEERLANDICA, 63 (1): 52-62 FEB 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: j.e.m.van.nierop at rug.nl 

Author(s): van Nierop, E (van Nierop, Erjen) 

Title: Why do statistics journals have low impact factors? 

Source: STATISTICA NEERLANDICA, 63 (1): 52-62 FEB 2009 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: Impact factors; citations; diffusion models 

KeyWords Plus: SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; DIFFUSION; CITATION 

Abstract: In this paper, we answer the question why statistics journals 
get lower impact factors than journals in other disciplines. We analyze 
diffusion patterns of papers in several journals in various academic 
fields. To obtain insights into the diffusion of the citation counts of 
the papers, the data are analysed with the Bass model, leading to values 
for the time-to-peak that can be used to compare the speeds of diffusion 
paper citations of the different disciplines. Estimation results show that 
for statistics journals, it takes significantly more years to reach their 
peak. To further investigate diffusion, we also compute the percentages of 
the total number of citations a paper has after 2 or 3 years. Again, it 
appears that statistics journals have slower citation diffusion than 
journals in other disciplines. We conclude with some suggestions to reduce 
this disparity. 

Addresses: Univ Groningen, Fac Econ & Business, Dept Mkt, NL-9700 AV 
Groningen, Netherlands 
Reprint Address: van Nierop, E, Univ Groningen, Fac Econ & Business, Dept 
Mkt, POB 800, NL-9700 AV Groningen, Netherlands. 

E-mail Address: j.e.m.van.nierop at rug.nl 

Cited Reference Count: 12 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 

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

ISSN: 0039-0402 

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9574.2008.00408.x 

29-char Source Abbrev.: STAT NEERL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Stat. Neerl. 

Source Item Page Count: 11 

Subject Category: Statistics & Probability 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 395HA 

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