Is it bad to have a lot of citations?

As far as I know, there is no limit on the number of references, only on the number of pages, which is respected. There is probably some discipline influence at work. In the social sciences, it is not uncommon to have around 50 references in a journal paper.

Does citation count matter?

Citation counts measure impact not quality: The citation count of an article is a measure of research impact, and not quality. Even as a measure of research impact, it has issues, but in general, “research impact” is closer to what it represents.

Can you have too many citations?

Using too many references does not leave much room for your personal standpoint to shine through. As a general rule, you should aim to use one to three, to support each key point you make. This of course depends on subject matter and the point you are discussing, but acts as a good general guide.

Are citations a good measure of research impact?

Citation Analysis can be an extremely useful measure of the scholarly impact of an article or other created work. A citation search is a look forward in time from the publication of one item to later works that reference that item.

Why is citation not important?

Most citations occur in the introduction/background of a paper and are only tangentially related to the work of the paper. Most work that gets cited is not read and a certain fraction of citations are incorrect — a citation might actually provide evidence to the contrary of the result it is being referenced to support!

What is a good citation count?

What is a good number of citations? With 10 or more citations, your work is now in the top 24\% of the most cited work worldwide; this increased to the top 1.8\% as you reach 100 or more citations. Main take home message: the average citation per manuscript is clearly below 10!

What are the three most common types of errors that citation managers may make?

Citing Sources Properly

• Citing Sources Properly.
• Not Enough Citations.
• Incorrect Paraphrasing.