Bisma - the argument could be made to say yes. This would be purely from the perspective that many view multi-authored research findings as more 'credible' i.e. less likelihood of data manipulation and/or personal bias/subjectivity. An exception is likely to be an important 'invited' article i.e. opinion-piece or editorial via a renowned expert. That said, many editorials etc, nowadays, tend to be multi-authored anyway - rather than the past tradition of a single author.

In my opinion it depends on the content of the article. If there is something to refer to - the number of authors does not matter.

But for general reasons, I prefer articles with a small number of authors, in this case there is a high probability that there is someone who has tried to harmonize all the individual contributions. In articles with a large number of authors, unfortunately, it often turns out according to the Russian proverb: Seven nannies have a child without an eye ... Or as the one Soviet comedian spoke in the middle of the 20th century about a bad suit: “Do you have any questions about buttons? No? Then this claim is not to me ...”

Hello Bisma S Khan

There are some types of research where there must necessarily be several authors for the work to have credibility. A clear example is qualitative research.

Thank you Dean Whitehead , Vadim S. Gorshkov , and Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas for wonderful answers.

Hi

I think the best way is to publish in high impact factor journals and use same name in all of your publications. Also share your publication on Facebook, LinkedIn, Researchgate, figshare, Academia and SlideShare. Try to present your work in conferences and increase your network.There are overall 10 ways to increase citation as below 10 Easy Ways to Increase Your Citation Count: A Checklist by Michelle Ebbs, PhDTo boost your citation count to maximize impact, consider these 10 simple techniques:

Actively promote your work. Talk to other researchers about your paper, even ones not in your field, and email copies of your paper to researchers who may be interested. Create a blog or a website dedicated to your research and share it as in the link below

https://www.aje.com/arc/10-easy-ways-increase-your-citation-count-checklist/

Kind regards

Ahmed

Interestingly, there is a research paper on this exact topic!

Check out: Article Author collaboration and impact: A note on citation rates of...

The article was published in 1986, so the data set used of analysis may not be representative of current publications, but it's an insightful read.

Multi authored paper are more likely to have real significance over single authored paper because of the collaboration in ideas towards the research