Properties of an index of citation durability of an article

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Highlights：

• Citation Delay is an adequate index for measuring citation durability of articles.

• Total citations of articles as a function of their durability have a maximum.

• Articles citing more recent references receive citations relatively earlier.

• Higher impact journals tend to include papers with lower citation durability in average.

摘要

•Citation Delay is an adequate index for measuring citation durability of articles.•Total citations of articles as a function of their durability have a maximum.•Articles citing more recent references receive citations relatively earlier.•Higher impact journals tend to include papers with lower citation durability in average.

论文关键词：Citation durability,Citation count,Article characteristics,Statistical analysis

论文评审过程：Received 10 January 2016, Revised 1 July 2016, Accepted 1 July 2016, Available online 13 September 2016, Version of Record 13 September 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2016.07.001