Is the immediacy index of co-authored papers higher than that of single-authored ones?

Autor: Guillermo Armando RONDA-PUPO
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Transinformação, Vol 34 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2318-0889
DOI: 10.1590/2318-0889202234e210067
Popis: Abstract The study extends the conversation on the effect that co-authorship has on the citation impact of papers by analyzing the short-term advantage of co-authored papers. The results suggest that co-authored papers have a higher short-term impact than single-authored ones in all scientific domains. The study adds insights on the use of the immediacy index as an alternative indicator to evaluate the short-term competitive advantage of co-authored papers concerning the number of citations they attract. Furthermore, the study shows the efficacy of the immediacy index in comparing the short-term impact of different groups.
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