Table 7.
Citation strength of productive authors across topics
| 1956-1980 | T1-T2 | T1-T3 | T1-T4 | T1-T5 | T2-T3 | T2-T4 | T2-T5 | T3-T4 | T3-T5 | T4-T5 | A verage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Citation | 33.61% | 60.5% | 68.68% | 73.16% | 70% | 77.89% | 78.95% | 81.58% | 82.46% | 98.06% | 72.49% |
| Direct Citation (Shortest path=0) |
1.67% | 0.5% | 0.79% | 0 | 0.83% | 0.26% | 2.92% | 0.53% | 2.34% | 0 | 0.98% |
| Indirect Citation (Shortest path<=3) |
33.89% | 16.25% | 5.79% | 15.79% | 23.61% | 4.74% | 12.57% | 6.05% | 11.7% | 1.39% | 13.18% |
| Loose Citation (Shortest path>3) |
30.83% | 22.75% | 24.74% | 11.05% | 5.56% | 17.11% | 55.56% | 11.84% | 3.51% | 0.55% | 18.35% |
| Longest shortest path |
8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8.2 |
| 1981-1990 | T1-T2 | T1-T3 | T1-T4 | T1-T5 | T2-T3 | T2-T4 | T2-T5 | T3-T4 | T3-T5 | T4-T5 | A verage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Citation | 92% | 96.05% | 94.75% | 87.25% | 85.53% | 80.75% | 53.25% | 83.42% | 59.74% | 32% | 76.47% |
| Direct Citation (Shortest path=0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5% | 0.53% | 0.25% | 4.25% | 0.26% | 0.79% | 1.75% | 0.83% |
| Indirect Citation (Shortest path<=3) |
4.25% | 1.58% | 1.75% | 8% | 8.68% | 14.25% | 35.75% | 7.11% | 27.11% | 30.5% | 13.90% |
| Loose Citation (Shortest path>3) |
3.75% | 2.37% | 3.5% | 4.25% | 5.26% | 4.75% | 6.75% | 9.21% | 12.37% | 35.75% | 8.80% |
| Longest shortest path |
8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7.9 |
| 1991-2000 | T1-T2 | T1-T3 | T1-T4 | T1-T5 | T2-T3 | T2-T4 | T2-T5 | T3-T4 | T3-T5 | T4-T5 | A verage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Citation | 36.84% | 29.09% | 74.74% | 24.21% | 24.21% | 73% | 19% | 71.58% | 14.74% | 41.5% | 40.89% |
| Direct Citation (Shortest path=0) |
2.37% | 4.43% | 0.53% | 1.05% | 1.32% | 0 | 0.75% | 0.53% | 1.05% | 0 | 1.2% |
| Indirect Citation (Shortest path<=3) |
50.53% | 65.93% | 16.32% | 68.95% | 74.21% | 16.75% | 75.5% | 20% | 69.74% | 36% | 49.39% |
| Loose Citation (Shortest path>3) |
10.26% | 0.55% | 8.42% | 5.79% | 0.26% | 10.25% | 4.75% | 7.89% | 14.47% | 22.5% | 8.51% |
| Longest shortest path |
7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 2001-2008 | T1-T2 | T1-T3 | T1-T4 | T1-T5 | T2-T3 | T2-T4 | T2-T5 | T3-T4 | T3-T5 | T4-T5 | A verage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Citation | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 13.35% |
| Direct Citation (Shortest path=0) |
0 | 0.25% | 2% | 2.5% | 0 | 0.25% | 2.5% | 1% | 0.75% | 5.25% | 1.45% |
| Indirect Citation (Shortest path<=3) |
82.75% | 77.25% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 75% | 86.5% | 87.5% | 71.5% | 75.75% | 80.25% | 81.15% |
| Loose Citation (Shortest path>3) |
7.25% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 0 | 5% | 3.25% | 0 | 13% | 9% | 0 | 4.05% |
| Longest shortest path |
5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4.2 |