What do UK academics cite? An analysis of references cited in UK scholarly outputs

Authors:
Claire Creaser;Charles Oppenheim;Mark A. Summers
Affiliations:
LISU, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK LE11 3TU;Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK LE11 3TU;LISU, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK LE11 3TU
Venue:
Scientometrics
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This study used a bibliometric method to find quantitative evidence of publication and citing patterns within UK academia. The publications of a random sample of UK research--active academics for each of the years 2003 and 2008--were collected and analysed to gather data regarding referencing practices, along with any identifiable trends between the 2 years. References were categorised by type of material to show the proportions of each type used. Comparisons between the 2 years showed that the use of journal articles had increased. There was also an increase in the average number of publications per author. A large number of authors had no publications in the target years.