Does Microsoft Academic find early citations?

Mike Thelwall ()
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Mike Thelwall: University of Wolverhampton

Scientometrics, 2018, vol. 114, issue 1, No 15, 325-334

Abstract: Abstract This article investigates whether Microsoft Academic can use its web search component to identify early citations to recently published articles to help solve the problem of delays in research evaluations caused by the need to wait for citation counts to accrue. The results for 44,398 articles in Nature, Science and seven library and information science journals 1996–2017 show that Microsoft Academic and Scopus citation counts are similar for all years, with no early citation advantage for either. In contrast, Mendeley reader counts are substantially higher for more recent articles. Thus, Microsoft Academic appears to be broadly like Scopus for citation count data, and is apparently not more able to take advantage of online preprints to find early citations.

Keywords: Microsoft Academic; Google Scholar; Mendeley; Citation analysis; Early citations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2558-9

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