Insight into what they cite: a citation analysis of publications at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this citation analysis is to understand what kind of publications are cited by scholars at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. The study uses publication data from 2015 to 2018, and analyses the school’s four departments and their research sections. Four questions are examined: type of documents cited, most-cited journals, age of cited materials, and to what extent the library provides access to these materials. The analysis seeks to provide a better understanding of the similarities and differences across citation cultures, to respond to faculty research needs and to facilitate collection management decisions.