Uncited papers, uncited authors and uncited topics: A case study in library and information science

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Highlights：

• Uncitedness for articles, authors and topics is studied for LIS journals 1991–2010.

• Ratios of uncited papers do not increase with time but fluctuate within [0,0.1].

• Uncited authors are the least productive; productive authors have uncited articles.

• Differences between cited and uncited articles (authors, topics) are measured.

• Unfamiliar topics formed by the combination of unfamiliar keywords stay uncited.

摘要

•Uncitedness for articles, authors and topics is studied for LIS journals 1991–2010.•Ratios of uncited papers do not increase with time but fluctuate within [0,0.1].•Uncited authors are the least productive; productive authors have uncited articles.•Differences between cited and uncited articles (authors, topics) are measured.•Unfamiliar topics formed by the combination of unfamiliar keywords stay uncited.

论文关键词：Uncitedness,Uncited articles,Uncited authors,Uncited topics and their definitions,Scope of a journal

论文评审过程：Received 12 September 2014, Revised 3 November 2014, Accepted 4 November 2014, Available online 23 November 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2014.11.001