Kategoria artykułu: Research Papers
Data publikacji: 17 gru 2024
Zakres stron: 132 - 150
Otrzymano: 03 wrz 2024
Przyjęty: 13 lis 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0004
Słowa kluczowe
© 2025 Alan J. Giacomin et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Purpose
This study investigates the physics of annual fractional citation growth and its impact on journal bibliographic metrics, focusing on the interplay between journal publication growth and citation dynamics.
Design/methodology/approach
We analyze bibliometric data from three prominent fluids journals—
Findings
Our findings reveal that the suppression of impact factor growth is significantly influenced by annual fractional journal publication growth rather than citation growth. All three journals exhibit similar responses to publication growth with minimal scatter, following a consistent functional relation. We also identify narrow, nearly Gaussian distributions for annual fractional journal publication growth. Furthermore, we introduce a new growth-independent dimensionless bibliometric metric,
Research limitations
The study is limited to three major fluids journals and to the availability of bibliometric data from 1999 to 2023. Future work could extend the analysis to other disciplines and journals.
Practical implications
Understanding the relation between publication growth and bibliometric suppressions can inform editorial and strategic decisions in journal management. The proposed journal urgency metric offers a novel tool for assessing and comparing journal performance independent of growth rates.
Originality/value
This study introduces a new bibliometric metric—journal urgency—that provides fresh insights into citation dynamics and bibliographic metric behavior. It highlights the critical role of publication growth in shaping journal impact factors and CiteScores, offering a unified framework applicable across multiple journals.