An analysis of in-text citations based on fractional counting

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Highlights：

• The majority of in-text citations were independent.

• The majority of references that had no independent mentions were mentioned only once.

• Approximately 20 % of the references did not independently contribute to the citing paper.

• Most of the multiple mentioned references had high mention frequencies according to two counting methods.

摘要

•The majority of in-text citations were independent.•The majority of references that had no independent mentions were mentioned only once.•Approximately 20 % of the references did not independently contribute to the citing paper.•Most of the multiple mentioned references had high mention frequencies according to two counting methods.

论文关键词：In-text citations,Mention frequency,Fractional counting,Citation count

论文评审过程：Received 10 May 2019, Revised 14 April 2020, Accepted 29 May 2020, Available online 24 June 2020, Version of Record 24 June 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2020.101070