tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post4834100624166308360..comments2024-03-29T01:19:46.849-04:00Comments on Eco-Evo Evo-Eco: Self-Citation RevisitedBen Hallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875404974157070805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-59789349964798482182019-09-09T21:07:36.115-04:002019-09-09T21:07:36.115-04:00Something may be amiss in the plot of h-index valu...Something may be amiss in the plot of h-index values with and without self-citations. Out of 2126 authors publishing in ecology and evolutionary biology, no author has fewer than 7 publications that have each been cited at least 7 times? Every new author has to start with paper #1, and there will be a lag before it accrues any citations. Considering the steady flow of new scientists emerging from universities around the world, there have to be multiple points on the origin (0,0). I would expect a dense blob of points with early-career scientists with h-scores <10, yet only 3 of 2126 ecologists and evobiologists have h-scores? I am with you on your main point that criticism of self-citation is over-broad.Chris Mebanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527673183425886756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-87483130510656536452019-08-26T16:01:07.122-04:002019-08-26T16:01:07.122-04:00Yes, I agree, that doesn't make sense.Yes, I agree, that doesn't make sense.Andrew Hendryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653724437118653645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456348657596914237.post-32497208309202835682019-08-25T20:46:52.895-04:002019-08-25T20:46:52.895-04:00Thanks for doing this. Agree that there were lots...Thanks for doing this. Agree that there were lots of nonsensical things in there... I don't buy the idea that co-authors should be considered self-cites unless specific to a given paper. For example, if I publish one paper with Hendry (we have one in review), does that mean that forevermore, if Hendry cites one of my papers (that he is not co-author on) would count as a self cite for me... I am having a tough time deciphering the methods in the PLoS Biol original paper.Steven Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101740065136883970noreply@blogger.com