I need to increase the citations of my research work. I am interested to get the ways/tips, which can help me to increase the citations of my research.
It all depends on your specialisation subject and innovative ideas
people will cite your research if its more relevant to their work...that means your research should cover larger spectrum and if you give something new finding/ exposure...that will enhace the visibility of your work
First thing you need to do is to increase the visibility of your work, through on-line as well as presentations in Seminars & Conferences. After that, you need to hope & pray that it is considered of value worth being cited.
Ultimately it is about the quality and uniqueness of the work that you do & publish that matters.
Originality. Do things differently and even the opposite than others. Don't try to make theory works in your data. For example, publish your failures and try to explain the Whys?
This is what T & F suggests for more visibility which may lead to citations: https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/5-ways-taylor-and-francis-maximize-reach-research/
May I ask, why do you need to increase your citations? Sure. Nowadays, score of citations is considered as the important metric for measuring the and comparing the quality of research.
My policy is that academic journals have very low audiences-one I have contributed to, The Lancet, has a high audience but fierce competition so again this limits readership-which is fine if that's what you wish, that is peer recognition. This takes a long time. My work has therefore been published elsewhere as well (with the attendant danger of copying). I have therefore a considerable audience, which to me is important.
I find that it is a good idea to upload your article to this largest academic community-Researchgate, and connect with other researchers in the same field to increase reads of the article.
It is an interesting question and indeed interesting answers from so many researchers.
I fully agree that a researcher or scientist should more focus on the quality of his/her research work than quantity or just increasing the number of overall publications or stacking up citations by any means.
Definitely, if your work is of good quality, it will fly by itself and reach to a large audience and as a result more citations comes to you.
There are various platforms where you can increase the outreach of your research outcomes like ResearchGate, Academia, ORCID, Google Scholar, Kudos, Mendley, ResearcherID, Doubloons, Loop etc.
May I ask a blatant question? Are you financially remunerated, or offered any direct financial or non-financial benefits by your research institute (MUET), based on your citation count?
Dear Muhammad Ali Khan Nagar, to get cited, you need to write high quality papers and provide people with reasons to cite you.
To get this done quickly, I recommend focusing in on popular areas of research and sharing new ideas. You will always get cited if you're first in a field (providing it's a field of interest), if you've added something new and substantial or if you've developed terminology which is subsequently widely accepted.
Your research also has to be findable. Many would advocate publishing in top journals, but you may also find that open access increases visibility.
You do need to promote your work. Publishing papers now is only part of the journey. Think about how you will guide people to your research through social media and impact. With the growth of web-enabled research, there's a whole promotional side that many have not yet considered or accepted.
The other way to increasing the number of citations on your article is to make your research paper easily discoverable online. By optimizing your research content for popular search engines such as Google, you can drive viewership, utilization and citation counts for your research paper.
Following are steps you can take to improve “search-ability” of your academic paper
As you mentioned, " I wonder how much time academics who are paid salaries by tax-payer money spend developing and updating their social media profiles".
Dear, Dr. Is this your opinion or you have made the statement on the basis of any authentic survey results about social media profiles & academic linkages?
Dear Dr., There are so many academians who are spending their personal time, energy & money in sharing reesearch, discusing scientific ideas & guiding reserachers.
Dear Dr. your lists of following and follower are not at exclude also.
Please refer the one link also, which discussed the benefits of ResearchGate. There are so many others also.
Hi, below are some very useful techniques proposed by Dr. Ebbs AJE Expert. I found them really interesting:
To boost your citation count to maximize impact, consider these 10 simple techniques:
Cite your past work when it is relevant to a new manuscript. However, do not reference every paper you have written just to increase your citation count.
Carefully choose your keywords. Choose keywords that researchers in your field will be searching for so that your paper will appear in a database search.
Use your keywords and phrases in your title and repeatedly in your abstract. Repeating keywords and phrases will increase the likelihood your paper will be at the top of a search engine list, making it more likely to be read.
Use a consistent form of your name on all of your papers. Using the same name on all of your papers will make it easier for others to find all of your published work. If your name is very common, consider getting a research identifier, such as an ORCID. You can provide your ORCID in your email signature and link that ID to your publication list so that anyone you email has access to your publications.
Make sure that your information is correct. Check that your name and affiliation are correct on the final proofs of your manuscript and check that the paper’s information is accurate in database searches.
Make your manuscript easily accessible. If your paper is not published in an open-access journal, post your pre- or post-publication prints to a repository. Check SHERPA RoMEO to find your publisher’s copyright and self-archiving policies regarding sharing your published manuscript.
Share your data. There is some evidence that sharing your data can increase your citations. Consider posting to data sharing websites, such as figshare or SlideShare, or contributing to Wikipedia and providing links to your published manuscripts.
Present your work at conferences. Although conference presentations are not cited by other others, this will make your research more visible to the academic and research communities. Check out these tips for making the most of your next research conference.
Use social media. Provide links to your papers on social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Academia.edu, ResearchGate, Mendeley) and your university profile page.
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.