On the relationship between download and citation counts: An introduction of Granger-causality inference

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Highlights：

• Studies the relationship between download and citation counts of scientific publications.

• Introduces the Granger-causality inference method into Information Science for studying time series directionality.

• Considers the length of time series of publications case by case.

摘要

•Studies the relationship between download and citation counts of scientific publications.•Introduces the Granger-causality inference method into Information Science for studying time series directionality.•Considers the length of time series of publications case by case.

论文关键词：Granger causality,Citation,Download,Scientific publications

论文评审过程：Received 19 May 2020, Revised 9 December 2020, Accepted 9 December 2020, Available online 19 January 2021, Version of Record 19 January 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2020.101125