Persson, O. 2010. Are highly cited papers more international?. SCIENTOMETRICS 83 (2): 397-401

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Persson, O. 2010. Are highly cited papers more international?. 
SCIENTOMETRICS 83 (2): 397-401.

Author Full Name(s): Persson, Olle
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Highly cited papers; International co-authorships; Citation 
impact
KeyWords Plus: SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION; CO-AUTHORSHIP; IMPACT

Abstract: Several bibliometric studies have shown that international or 
multicountry papers are generally more cited than domestic or single country 
papers. Does this also hold for the most cited papers? In this study, the 
citation impact of domestic versus international papers is analyzed by 
comparing the share of international papers among the hundred most cited 
papers in four research specialities, from three universities, four cities and two 
countries. It is concluded that international papers are not well represented 
among high impact papers in research specialities, but dominate highly cited 
papers from small countries, and from cities and institutions within them. The 
share of international papers among highly cited papers is considerably higher 
during 2001-2008 compared to earlier years for institutions, cities and 
countries, but somewhat less for two of the research fields and slightly higher 
for the other two. Above all, domestic papers from the USA comprise about half 
of the highly cited papers in the research specialities.

Addresses: Umea Univ, Dept Sociol, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
Reprint Address: Persson, O, Umea Univ, Dept Sociol, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden.
E-mail Address: olle.persson at soc.umu.se

ISSN: 0138-9130
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0007-0
URL Full Text: http://www.springerlink.com/content/q8727181n82337x3/