Citation Success Over Time: Theory or Empirics?

David Johnston, Marco Piatti and Benno Torgler

CREMA Working Paper Series from Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)

Abstract: This study investigates the citation patterns of theoretical and empirical papers over a period of almost 30 years, while also exploring the determinants of citation success. The results indicate that empirical papers attract more citation success than theoretical studies. However, the pattern over time is very similar with yearly mean citations peaking after around 4 years. Moreover, among empirical papers it appears that the cross-country studies are more successful than single country studies focusing on North America data or other regions.

Keywords: Citations; Theory, Empirics; Cross-Country; North America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 B40 C0 N01 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-06
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