Studies showing that review articles get more citations

[Stephen J Bensman]

Try those at the URLs below.  They contain discussions of the importance of review articles in both Garfield's thinking and science.  
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http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/bensman/bensman072008.pdf
 
http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/bensman/bensmanegif2007.pdf
 
http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/bensman/bensmanegif22007.pdf

Stephen J. Bensman
LSU Libraries
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
USA
 
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I would be grateful if someone could point me to studies showing that 
review articles are cited more than ordinary articles.

Many thanks,

Stevan Harnad


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