Citation Behavior of Aerospace Engineering Faculty

Citation analyses provide valuable insights into the usage of library collections and assist in collection management decision-making; however, there are few engineering citation analyses of faculty publications. This study addresses that gap through an analysis of 3488 citations from aerospace engi...

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Published in:The Journal of academic librarianship 2013-11, Vol.39 (6), p.451-457
Main Authors: Stephens, Jane, Hubbard, David E., Pickett, Carmelita, Kimball, Rusty
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering
Bibliometrics
Citation analysis
Citation study
Collection development
Communication. Information transfer
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Library and documentation centre management
Library and information science. General aspects
Library collections
Scholarly publishing
Sciences and techniques of general use
STEM
Use
User service management
Web of Science
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Summary:Citation analyses provide valuable insights into the usage of library collections and assist in collection management decision-making; however, there are few engineering citation analyses of faculty publications. This study addresses that gap through an analysis of 3488 citations from aerospace engineering faculty publications by source, format, age, and subject. Local holdings were assessed based on the 80/20 rule and journal titles ranked. In addition to supporting citation patterns identified in previous citation analyses, this study revealed some novel relationships involving formats and subjects. The results of this study have implications for collection management.
ISSN:0099-1333
1879-1999
DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2013.09.007