I have unfinished business: to improve my articles’ citation metrics. The idea that currently exists in academia, if you want to do something and not just stand still and be passive, is to obtain citations. It’s a process to follow with your papers, during the drafting of the paper, before and after publishing in journals to get the coveted citations.
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Rafael - I'm highly cited and I can truly say that I've never written a manuscript with 'how many citations might it get' in mind. I always like to think that my submissions are citable - and most are. However, it's not an exact science. Some of my most highest cited publications are a surprise to me; some of my lowest a surprise as well. I'm not sure that, currently, anyone can predict how citable their articles will be. Reader audiences can be 'fickle' - so there is no way of predicting response. That said, the higher the citation to an article the more that it is seen 'seminal' over time; and once and article is viewed as seminal then it has a popularity and energy of its own.
Rafael - I'm highly cited and I can truly say that I've never written a manuscript with 'how many citations might it get' in mind. I always like to think that my submissions are citable - and most are. However, it's not an exact science. Some of my most highest cited publications are a surprise to me; some of my lowest a surprise as well. I'm not sure that, currently, anyone can predict how citable their articles will be. Reader audiences can be 'fickle' - so there is no way of predicting response. That said, the higher the citation to an article the more that it is seen 'seminal' over time; and once and article is viewed as seminal then it has a popularity and energy of its own.
Citation is much more important as an index than impact factor of the journal concerned.
We can't predict citations of a paper be achieved, but if it is on a novel idea / concept having high utility may get good no. of citations, comparatively Review papers get more citations compared to research ones. Appropriately use self-citations to a limited fashion since many times cross-reference article may also be cited of yours.
Snake-oil selling of paper can not fetch any good to the scientific world. For indexing citations are crucial. For this cross referencing and self-citations (to a limited extent) also must be included.
Recently I have published an article entitled "Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency" which is available online on http://ssrn.com/abstract=2344585 . You can find over 33 different ways for increasing the citations impact.
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