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Effective Factors For Increasing University Publication And Citation Rate, M. Shahbazi-Moghadam, H. Salehi, N. Ale Ebrahim, M. Mohammadjafari, H. Gholizadeh
Effective Factors For Increasing University Publication And Citation Rate, M. Shahbazi-Moghadam, H. Salehi, N. Ale Ebrahim, M. Mohammadjafari, H. Gholizadeh
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Despite the vital role of paper publication and citation in higher education institutions (HEIs), literature on publication exercises is relatively scarce. There are a number of factors which influence the rate of university publications and citations. Accordingly, with a focus on policy perspectives, this paper discusses publication exercises by addressing the factors that can increase or decrease the rate of publication and citation in HEIs. The investigated zones are divided into two macro and micro levels, in which macro level deals with global policy and micro level is related to local and university policies. The effective factors and their relevant …
Visibility And Citation Impact, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, F. Habibi Tanha, H. Gholizadeh, S.M. Motahar
Visibility And Citation Impact, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, F. Habibi Tanha, H. Gholizadeh, S.M. Motahar
Research Publications (2011 to 2015)
The number of publications is the first criteria for assessing a researcher output. However, the main measurement for author productivity is the number of citations, and citations are typically related to the paper's visibility. In this paper, the relationship between article visibility and the number of citations is investigated. A case study of two researchers who are using publication marketing tools confirmed that the article visibility will greatly improve the citation impact. Some strategies to make the publications available to a larger audience have been presented at the end of this paper.