%0 Journal Article %1 O'Leary08 %A O'Leary, Daniel E. %D 2008 %J Decision Support Systems %K SSCI gelesen google_scholar h-index nutzung scopus zitate %N 4 %P 972 - 980 %R DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.03.008 %T The relationship between citations and number of downloads in Decision Support Systems %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V8S-4S85D96-1/2/02fef173bc385f6193c0f22413502a19 %V 45 %X In this increasingly digital age, the number of times a paper is downloaded and the number of citations to it are becoming indicators of the interest, visibility and impact of the paper. As a result, downloads and citations increasingly are becoming a part of the evaluation process of faculty, departments and universities. This paper finds that the number of citations and downloads are closely related. A statistically significant relationship is found between the number of citations from different citation sources and the number of downloads of Decision Support Systems. In addition, the different the number of citations from sources of citation information are found to be highly correlated with each other.

@article{O'Leary08, abstract = {In this increasingly digital age, the number of times a paper is downloaded and the number of citations to it are becoming indicators of the interest, visibility and impact of the paper. As a result, downloads and citations increasingly are becoming a part of the evaluation process of faculty, departments and universities. This paper finds that the number of citations and downloads are closely related. A statistically significant relationship is found between the number of citations from different citation sources and the number of downloads of Decision Support Systems. In addition, the different the number of citations from sources of citation information are found to be highly correlated with each other.}, added-at = {2009-02-03T10:15:29.000+0100}, author = {O'Leary, Daniel E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21ff440042f0d9dcede5aa29e9ab06277/wdees}, doi = {DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.03.008}, interhash = {f24e54a12f551a07362208c827099a93}, intrahash = {1ff440042f0d9dcede5aa29e9ab06277}, issn = {0167-9236}, journal = {Decision Support Systems}, keywords = {SSCI gelesen google_scholar h-index nutzung scopus zitate}, note = {Information Technology and Systems in the Internet-Era}, number = 4, pages = {972 - 980}, timestamp = {2010-07-26T09:35:59.000+0200}, title = {The relationship between citations and number of downloads in Decision Support Systems}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V8S-4S85D96-1/2/02fef173bc385f6193c0f22413502a19}, volume = 45, year = 2008 }