Walters GD "The Citation Life Cycle of Articles Published in 13 American Psychological Association Journals: A 25-Year Longitudinal Analysis" JASIST 62 (8): 1629-1636 10.1002/asi.21560 AUG 2011

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Title:  The Citation Life Cycle of Articles Published in 13 American 
Psychological Association Journals: A 25-Year Longitudinal Analysis

Authors: Walters, Glenn D

Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY 62 (8): 1629-1636 10.1002/asi.21560 AUG 2011 

KeyWords Plus:
IMPACT FACTOR TRENDS; FIELDS

Abstract:
The annual citation counts of 1,172 articles published in 1985 by 13 
American Psychological Association journals were analyzed over a 25-year 
period. Despite a 61% reduction in citation counts from the peak year (1989: 
Year 4) to the final year (2010: Year 25), many of these articles were still 
being cited 25 years after they had been published. When the sample was 
divided into four categories of impact using the total citation counts for each 
article-low impact (0-24 citations), moderate impact (25-99 citations), high 
impact (100-249 citations), and very high impact (250-1763 citations)-the 
yearly citation counts of low to high-impact articles peaked earlier and 
displayed a steeper decline than the yearly citation counts of very high-
impact articles. Using 5 or more citations a years, 10 or more citations a 
year, and 20 or more citations a year as markers of moderate-impact, high-
impact, and very high-impact articles, respectively, and using the most cited 
articles in a jou!
 rnal during the first 5 years of the follow-up period as indicators of high 
impact and very high impact showed promise of predicting impact over the 
entire 25-year period.

Reprint Address:
Walters, GD (reprint author), FCI Schuylkill, Fed Correct Inst, Psychol Serv, 
POB 700, Minersville, PA 17954 USA FCI Schuylkill, Fed Correct Inst, Psychol 
Serv, Minersville, PA 17954 USA 

E-mail Address:
gxw15 at psu.edu

Cited Reference Count:
23

Times Cited:
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Publisher:
WILEY-BLACKWELL, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA 
USA

ISSN:  1532-2882            DOI: 10.1002/asi.21560

Subject Category:  Computer Science; Information Science & Library Science

IDS Number:  796PM

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