Self-citation behavior within the health allied professions’ scientific sector in Italy: a bibliometric analysis

Stefano Vercelli, Leonardo Pellicciari (), Andrea Croci, Cesare Maria Cornaggia, Francesca Cecchi and Daniele Piscitelli
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Stefano Vercelli: Institute of Veruno, IRCCS
Leonardo Pellicciari: IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Andrea Croci: Private Practice
Cesare Maria Cornaggia: University of Milano Bicocca
Francesca Cecchi: IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Daniele Piscitelli: University of Milano Bicocca

Scientometrics, 2023, vol. 128, issue 2, No 14, 1205-1217

Abstract: Abstract National scientific qualification (NSQ) is a procedure to regulate access to Italian academic positions. An increased use of self-citations could favor the achievement of the minimum bibliometric requirements. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the self-citing behavior of successful candidates who applied for the NSQ in the Allied Health Professions (AHP) scientific field. Bibliometric indexes of all candidates qualified in the three first sessions (2012, 2013, and 2016) were retrieved from the Scopus database. We developed a new index (ΔSCR) to detect changes in the candidate's habits based on the difference between the Self Citation Rate (SCR) in the year preceding NSQ and that of the previous 10 years. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to analyze the ΔSCR between sessions. Multivariate regressions were run to investigate the relationship between ΔSCR and six independent factors. Differences in ΔSCR were found between 2012 and 2013 (p = 0.008), between 2013 and 2016 (p

Keywords: Academic productivity; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; H-index; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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