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The publication and citation behaviour of economic geographers and geographical economists compared

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In dem Beitrag wird das Publikations- und Zitationsverhalten von Wirtschaftsgeographen und Regionalökonomen verglichen. Basierend auf einem einzigartigen Datensatz und bewusst beschränkt auf Autoren aus dem deutschsprachigen Bereich, belegt die empirische Analyse mehr Parallelen zwischen beiden Disziplinen als erwartet. Die Unterschiede bei den Publikations- und Zitationshäufigkeiten sind nur gering. Die Wissenschaftler beider Disziplinen nähern sich bzgl. ihres Publikations- und Zitationsverhaltens an, denn die jüngeren Vertreter beider Disziplinen sind sich diesbezüglich ähnlicher als die Älteren, für die andere Publikationsformen als die hier ausschließlich betrachteten Zeitschriftenartikel wichtiger waren/sind. Gemeinsame Veröffentlichungen von Autoren aus dem deutschen und dem außerdeutschen Sprachraum (dersleben oder anderer Disziplinen) werden in beiden Disziplinen häufiger. Ebenso versuchen immer mehr Wissenschaftler aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum ihre Manuskripte in hochrangigen internationalen Zeitschriften zu platzieren – und dies zunehmend erfolgreich (gilt für beide Disziplinen). Gemeinsame Publikationen von Wirtschaftsgeographen und Regionalökonomen aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum sind noch immer selten, nehmen aber zu. Solche Artikel werden im Mittel häufiger zitiert als Artikel von Autoren nur einer der beiden Disziplinen. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

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  • Rolf Sternberg, 2015. "The publication and citation behaviour of economic geographers and geographical economists compared," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 35(1), pages 1-27, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jahrfr:v:35:y:2015:i:1:p:1-27
    DOI: 10.1007/s10037-014-0094-0
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    Publications; Citations; Economic geography; Geographical economics; Publikationen; Zitationen; Wirtschaftsgeographie; Regionalökonomie; Y80; R10;
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    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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