The relationship between the number of authors of a publication, its citations and the impact factor of the publishing journal: Evidence from Italy

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Highlights：

• Correlation analysis between the number of authors of a publication and its impact.

• Correlation analysis between the number of authors of a publication and IF.

• Analysis of differences by document type, subject category, and time periods.

• Analyses based on all Italian publications indexed in WoS over 2004–2010.

摘要

•Correlation analysis between the number of authors of a publication and its impact.•Correlation analysis between the number of authors of a publication and IF.•Analysis of differences by document type, subject category, and time periods.•Analyses based on all Italian publications indexed in WoS over 2004–2010.

论文关键词：Bibliometrics,Research collaboration,Co-authorship,Italy

论文评审过程：Received 16 March 2015, Revised 7 July 2015, Accepted 8 July 2015, Available online 1 September 2015, Version of Record 1 September 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2015.07.003