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Analysis of the Factors That Affect the Citability of Research Articles

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The citation frequency is taken into account when monitoring the research output of institutions; a citation index should be provided when filling in grant applications or participating in competitions for support and is critical for additional incentives. This paper presents the results of an analysis of publications in physico-chemical biology from one of the institutes in the Research Center. These publications have not been cited since 2014. The authors explore the effects of different potential factors on the numbers of citations, provide recommendations for increasing the publication visibility in the scientific network

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Beskaravainaja, E.V., Kharybina, T.N. Analysis of the Factors That Affect the Citability of Research Articles. Sci. Tech. Inf. Proc. 47, 119–125 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147688220020070

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