Challenges of measuring software impact through citations: An examination of the lme4 R package

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Highlights：

• This study examines the distribution of citations to different citable objects related to lme4.

• Multiplicity of citable objects connected to software is a challenge to measuring its impact.

• The reassignment of the citation format of lme4 catalyzed its changing citation behavior.

摘要

•This study examines the distribution of citations to different citable objects related to lme4.•Multiplicity of citable objects connected to software is a challenge to measuring its impact.•The reassignment of the citation format of lme4 catalyzed its changing citation behavior.

论文关键词：Software citation,Citable object,lme4

论文评审过程：Received 26 November 2018, Revised 11 February 2019, Accepted 11 February 2019, Available online 22 February 2019, Version of Record 22 February 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2019.02.007