The physics of citation growth

Giacomin Alan J.; Zatloukal Martin; Kanso Mona A.; Phan-Thien Nhan

doi:10.2478/jdis-2025-0004

Journal of Data and Information Science (Dec 2024)

The physics of citation growth

Giacomin Alan J.,
Zatloukal Martin,
Kanso Mona A.,
Phan-Thien Nhan

Affiliations

Giacomin Alan J.: Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada89557-0312, USA
Zatloukal Martin: Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Vavrečkova 5669, 760 01Zlín, Czech Republic
Kanso Mona A.: Chemical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge02139, USA
Phan-Thien Nhan: State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems and Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 132 – 150

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This study investigates the physics of annual fractional citation growth and its impact on journal bibliographic metrics, focusing on the interplay between journal publication growth and citation dynamics.

Published in Journal of Data and Information Science

ISSN: 2096-157X (Print); 2543-683X (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology; Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JDIS

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