The effects of rhetorical structure on citing behavior in research articles

  • Wen Lou
  • , Zilong Su
  • , Shaodan Zheng
  • , Jiangen He

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Abstract

Aiming to explore the distributions of reference location in rhetorical sections of research articles and examine the relationship between the selection of rhetorical structure and the characteristics of references, we conducted a scheme with six types of rhetorical roles of literature review in research articles and applied to 4,931 JASIST research articles. The results showed that the pattern of selecting rhetorical structure of literature review in JASIST have evolved three stages from citing throughout to conventional literature review. Conducting a standard literature review section has become predominant for preparing scientific papers since early 21st century. We also found that the selection of rhetorical structure regarding literature review affect the disciplinary distribution of cited references. We will further investigate whether the rhetorical roles of distribution are related to the individuals' knowledge structure in selecting references.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2021
EditorsWolfgang Glanzel, Sarah Heeffer, Pei-Shan Chi, Ronald Rousseau
PublisherInternational Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics
Pages705-710
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9789080328228
StatePublished - 2021
Event18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2021 - Leuven, Belgium
Duration: 12 Jul 202115 Jul 2021

Publication series

Name18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2021

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, ISSI 2021
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityLeuven
Period12/07/2115/07/21

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