Source: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2419315

Visibility and Citation Impact

International Education Studies, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 120-125, 2014

6 Pages Posted: 3 Apr 2014

Nader Ale Ebrahim

Centre for Research Services, Institute of Management and Research Services (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM); University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture

Hadi Salehi

Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch

Mohamed Amin Embi

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education

Farid Habibi

University of Economic Sciences

Hossein Gholizadeh

University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Seyed Mohammad Motahar

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Information Science and Technology

Date Written: March 30, 2014

Abstract

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.

Keywords: H-index, research tools, increase citations, publication marketing, bibliometrics, improve citations, maximized research visibility, increase research impact
JEL Classification: L11, L1, L2, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, P42, P24, P29, Q31, Q32, L17
Suggested Citation:

Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Salehi, Hadi and Embi, Mohamed Amin and Habibi, Farid and Gholizadeh, Hossein and Motahar, Seyed Mohammad, Visibility and Citation Impact (March 30, 2014). International Education Studies, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 120-125, 2014. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2419315