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Plurality in multi-disciplinary research: multiple institutional affiliations are associated with increased citations
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Sanfilippo, P and Hewitt, AW and Mackey, DA, Plurality in multi-disciplinary research: multiple institutional affiliations are associated with increased citations, PeerJ, 6, (9) Article e5664. ISSN 2167-8359 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Methods: We examined 27,612 scientific articles, modelling the normalized citation counts received against the number of authors and affiliations held.
Results: In agreement with previous research, we found that teamwork is an important factor in high impact papers, with average citations received increasing concordant with the number of co-authors listed. For articles with more than five co-authors, we noted an increase in average citations received when authors with more than one institutional affiliation contributed to the research.
Discussion: Multiple author affiliations may play a positive role in the production of high-impact science. This increased researcher mobility should be viewed by institutional boards as meritorious in the pursuit of scientific discovery.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | research collaboration, research output, multiple affiliations |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Information systems |
Research Field: | Information modelling, management and ontologies |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the health sciences |
UTAS Author: | Hewitt, AW (Professor Alex Hewitt) |
UTAS Author: | Mackey, DA (Professor David Mackey) |
ID Code: | 128763 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
Deposited On: | 2018-10-11 |
Last Modified: | 2019-03-18 |
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