Uncovering the use and impact of mechanical weed control articles: A citation content analysis
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Uncovering the use and impact of mechanical weed control articles : A citation content analysis. / Rasmussen, Jesper.
I: Weed Research, Bind 63, Nr. 4, 2023, s. 232-236.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Uncovering the use and impact of mechanical weed control articles
T2 - A citation content analysis
AU - Rasmussen, Jesper
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Author. Weed Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Weed Research Society.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study investigated the extent to which seven papers on mechanical weed control have been cited, understood and utilised in subsequent publications. Web of Science was used to identify the citing publications, and citation content analysis was conducted to investigate the cognitive links between the citing and cited publications. Cognition involves acquiring, understanding, and using knowledge. Citation of the seven publications in 305 publications was classified, and it was found that perfunctory citations (those that were routinely referenced, with little effort to understand or use content) accounted for 53% of all citations and 16% of the citing articles included citations that were not supported by the references. The most striking finding was that key content was rarely used in articles, despite being referenced in 42% of the published articles. It is recommended that more time be allocated by authors to understanding literature, as this would appear to be a matter of diminishing concern for the scientific community. For those who assume their research area has a better citation practice than found in this study, it is recommended that authors conduct a citation content analysis within their own research area to increase the focus on good literature practices.
AB - This study investigated the extent to which seven papers on mechanical weed control have been cited, understood and utilised in subsequent publications. Web of Science was used to identify the citing publications, and citation content analysis was conducted to investigate the cognitive links between the citing and cited publications. Cognition involves acquiring, understanding, and using knowledge. Citation of the seven publications in 305 publications was classified, and it was found that perfunctory citations (those that were routinely referenced, with little effort to understand or use content) accounted for 53% of all citations and 16% of the citing articles included citations that were not supported by the references. The most striking finding was that key content was rarely used in articles, despite being referenced in 42% of the published articles. It is recommended that more time be allocated by authors to understanding literature, as this would appear to be a matter of diminishing concern for the scientific community. For those who assume their research area has a better citation practice than found in this study, it is recommended that authors conduct a citation content analysis within their own research area to increase the focus on good literature practices.
KW - ANOVA
KW - experimental approaches
KW - literature practice
KW - organic agriculture
KW - post-emergence weed harrowing
KW - regression analysis
U2 - 10.1111/wre.12583
DO - 10.1111/wre.12583
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85159270013
VL - 63
SP - 232
EP - 236
JO - Weed Research
JF - Weed Research
SN - 0043-1737
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 347978112