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ArticleHeliyon2020

What drives citations of frontier application publications?

Justice G Djokoto, Kofi Aaron A-O Agyei-Henaku, Akua A Afrane-Arthur, Charlotte Badu-Prah, Ferguson K Gidiglo, Francis Y Srofenyoh

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Article in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Justice G DjokotoAgribusiness Management Department, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
Kofi Aaron A-O Agyei-HenakuAgribusiness Management Department, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
Akua A Afrane-ArthurAgribusiness Management Department, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
Charlotte Badu-PrahAgribusiness Management Department, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
Ferguson K GidigloAgribusiness Management Department, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
Francis Y SrofenyohAgribusiness Management Department, Central University, Accra, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A large body of literature exists on analysis of citation and reviews of application of efficiency frontier. However, the reviews that assessed the determinants of citation counts did not focus on frontier applications. We contribute to the literature by identifying the drivers of citations of frontier application publications on Ghana. We employed two-part mixture modelling with inverse hyperbolic sine (IHS) transformation of the second part, which was found to be more appropriate than single equation IHS transformation modelling, for our data. Use of stochastic frontier analysis or data envelopment analysis did not drive citations counts. However, quality of journals in which frontier application studies were published and accessibility of the journals to readers, drive citation counts. Authors, institutions and funders of studies on frontier applications may consider these over collaborations, in seeking growth in citation counts.

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CitationsEfficiencyFrontier applicationsGhanaInverse hyperbolic sineProductivitySocial science

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PMID33210007
PMCPMC7658712

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