The effects of citation-based research evaluation schemes on self-citation behavior
作者：
Highlights：
• We observe the self-citation behavior of over 15,000 professors.
• We control for number of citable papers, (international) co-authors, specialization.
• Following citation-based incentives, self-citations per paper increased by 9.5%.
• Increment is common, with diverse magnitude, to all disciplines and academic ranks.
• Over 41% of professors have not increased their self-citation rates.
摘要
•We observe the self-citation behavior of over 15,000 professors.•We control for number of citable papers, (international) co-authors, specialization.•Following citation-based incentives, self-citations per paper increased by 9.5%.•Increment is common, with diverse magnitude, to all disciplines and academic ranks.•Over 41% of professors have not increased their self-citation rates.
论文关键词：Incentive scheme,Strategic behavior,Citation gaming,Bibliometrics,Academic appointments,Italy
论文评审过程：Received 24 November 2020, Revised 28 July 2021, Accepted 11 August 2021, Available online 28 August 2021, Version of Record 28 August 2021.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2021.101204
