A new citation concept: Triangular citation in the literature

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Highlights：

• The literature between A and C have an “indirect citation” mechanism.

• The citation characteristics of the two are different from the direct citation relationship of A and B, B and C.

• The triangular citation provides a new research perspective for bibliometrics, and it can explore literature relationship, citation mechanism and citation motivation.

摘要

•The literature between A and C have an “indirect citation” mechanism.•The citation characteristics of the two are different from the direct citation relationship of A and B, B and C.•The triangular citation provides a new research perspective for bibliometrics, and it can explore literature relationship, citation mechanism and citation motivation.

论文关键词：Literature citation,Triangular citation,Reference time,Impact factor,Interdisciplinary,Author self-citation

论文评审过程：Received 7 June 2020, Revised 26 January 2021, Accepted 29 January 2021, Available online 17 February 2021, Version of Record 17 February 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2021.101141