Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aas...207.3405k&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #34.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1218
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Using the citation and read statistics from the NASA Astrophysical Data System (ADS), we investigate the significance and impact of pre-publishing a paper as e-print on the arXiv e-print server. It clearly follows that, since the introduction of these e-prints in 1992, their significance has increased to the level that currently the most important papers in astronomy and physics first appear as e-prints. We will illustrate this fact by looking at the 100 most cited papers over a number of years for a selection of journals in astronomy and physics. For a number of important physics and astronomy journals, over 80% of the 100 most cited papers was submitted as e-print. For some journals this number is currently higher than 95%. Using cites and reads statistics for Astrophysical Journal and Physical Review D papers, we will show that e-printed papers are read and cited significantly more than papers that have not been e-printed. We will illustrate the ``life'' of Astrophysical Journal papers by comparing the evolution of reads and citations for the e-print and associated paper. It follows that after the publication of the paper, the reads of and citations to the e-print taper off quickly. A similar analysis for Physical Review D papers shows that e-prints are cited longer after the paper has been cited.
The ADS is funded by NASA Grant NCC5-189.
Accomazzi Alberto
Eichhorn Guenther
Grant Carolyn S.
Henneken Edwin
Kurtz Michael J.
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