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Influence of proceedings papers on citation impact in seven sub-fields of sustainable energy research 2005–2011

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  • Peter Ingwersen

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Birger Larsen

    (Aalborg University Copenhagen)

  • J. Carlos Garcia-Zorita

    (University Carlos III of Madrid)

  • Antonio Eleazar Serrano-López

    (University Carlos III of Madrid)

  • Elias Sanz-Casado

    (University Carlos III of Madrid)

Abstract

This paper analyses the following seven sub-fields of Sustainable Energy Research with respect to the influence of proceedings papers on citation patterns across citing and cited document types, overall sub-field and document type impacts and citedness: the Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Solar and Wave Energy, Geo-thermal, Bio-fuel and Bio-mass energy sub-fields. The analyses cover peer reviewed research and review articles as well as two kinds of proceeding papers from conferences published 2005–2009 in (a) book series or volumes and (b) special journal issues excluding meeting abstracts cited 2005–2011 through Web of Science. Central findings are: The distribution across document types of cited versus citing documents is highly asymmetric. Predominantly proceedings papers from both proceeding volumes as well as published in journals cite research articles (60–76 %). Largely, journal-based proceedings papers are cited rather than papers published in book series or volumes and have field impacts corresponding to research articles. With decreasing proceedings paper dominance in research fields the ratio of proceeding paper volumes over journal-based proceedings papers decreases significantly and the percentage of proceedings papers in journals citing journal-based proceedings papers over all publications citing journal-based proceedings papers decreases significantly (from 26.3 % in Wind Power to 4 % in Bio Fuel). Further, the segment of all kinds of proceedings papers (the combined proceedings paper types) citing all proceedings papers over all publications citing all kinds of proceedings papers decreases significantly (from 36.1 % in Wind Power to 11.3 % in Bio Fuel). Simultaneously the field citedness increases across the seven research fields. The distribution of citations from review articles shows that novel knowledge essentially derives directly from research articles (53–72 %)—to a much less extent from proceedings publications published in journals (9–13 %).

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  • Peter Ingwersen & Birger Larsen & J. Carlos Garcia-Zorita & Antonio Eleazar Serrano-López & Elias Sanz-Casado, 2014. "Influence of proceedings papers on citation impact in seven sub-fields of sustainable energy research 2005–2011," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 101(2), pages 1273-1292, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:101:y:2014:i:2:d:10.1007_s11192-014-1335-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1335-2
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    Document types; Proceedings papers; Research articles; Review articles; Citation impact; Citedness; Sustainable energy research; Renewable resources;
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    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation

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