Usage history of scientific literature: Nature metrics and metrics of Nature publications

Xianwen Wang (), Wenli Mao, Shenmeng Xu and Chunbo Zhang
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Xianwen Wang: Dalian University of Technology
Wenli Mao: Dalian University of Technology
Shenmeng Xu: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chunbo Zhang: Dalian University of Technology

Scientometrics, 2014, vol. 98, issue 3, No 21, 1923-1933

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we analyze the dynamic usage history of Nature publications over time using Nature metrics data. We conduct analysis from two perspectives. On the one hand, we examine how long it takes before the articles’ downloads reach 50 %/80 % of the total; on the other hand, we compare the percentage of total downloads in 7, 30, and 100 days after publication. In general, papers are downloaded most frequently within a short time period right after their publication. And we find that compared with non-Open Access papers, readers’ attention on Open Access publications are more enduring. Based on the usage data of a newly published paper, regression analysis could predict the future expected total usage counts.

Keywords: Altmetrics; Article-level metrics; Download; Nature metrics; Page view; Usage data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-1167-5

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