Making Citations of Publications in Languages other than English Visible: On the feasibility of a PLOTE-index

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Making Citations of Publications in Languages other than English Visible : On the feasibility of a PLOTE-index. / Dahler-Larsen, Peter.

In: Research Evaluation, Vol. 27, No. 3, 01.07.2018, p. 212-221.

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Dahler-Larsen, P 2018, 'Making Citations of Publications in Languages other than English Visible: On the feasibility of a PLOTE-index', Research Evaluation, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 212-221. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy010

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Dahler-Larsen, P. (2018). Making Citations of Publications in Languages other than English Visible: On the feasibility of a PLOTE-index. Research Evaluation, 27(3), 212-221. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy010

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Dahler-Larsen P. Making Citations of Publications in Languages other than English Visible: On the feasibility of a PLOTE-index. Research Evaluation. 2018 Jul 1;27(3):212-221. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy010

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Dahler-Larsen, Peter. / Making Citations of Publications in Languages other than English Visible : On the feasibility of a PLOTE-index. In: Research Evaluation. 2018 ; Vol. 27, No. 3. pp. 212-221.

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abstract = "Dominant research evaluation systems potentially lead to a homogenization of research. A focus on the total number of citations or journal impact factors can motivate researchers in non-English contexts to publish in English only. Efforts to publish in languages other than English run the risk of becoming {\textquoteleft}lost science{\textquoteright}. The purpose of this article is to offer an indicator, the PLOTE-index, which measures the percentage of citations flowing from the non-English publications of a researcher or a group of researchers. If the spread of citations over language areas is measured, it becomes visible. Only then can it be analyzed, debated, and evaluated. In a feasibility study, PLOTE scores are calculated for 40 professors in political science in Denmark. The relation between the PLOTE-index and total number of citations is discussed. Variations across subfields are demonstrated and discussed, as well as a decline in PLOTE scores over time. The potential use of the PLOTE-index in research policy, research evaluation, strategy-making, and recruitment is discussed, as well as future developments of the index.",
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