Wang, G., Gregory, J., Cheng, X. et al. (1 more author) (2017) Cover stories: an emerging aesthetic of prestige science. Public Understanding of Science, 26 (8). pp. 925-936. ISSN 0963-6625
Abstract
Our statistical analysis of research publications in the prestigious scientific journals Nature, Science and Cell reveals that papers represented by an image on the journal’s cover gain many more citations in the academic literature than those papers in the same journals that are not represented on the cover. Meanwhile, the number of images used by high-prestige journals is much higher than that used by journals in general, which indicates both the emergence of a new aesthetic of prestige scientific publication, and also that this aesthetic is relevant to journals’ impact. Furthermore, there are significant differences in the use of images in different countries and in different disciplines.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). |
| Keywords: | CNS journals; cover story; scientific images; scientific journals; visualisation; Esthetics; Information Dissemination; Periodicals as Topic; Science |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2023 14:46 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2023 14:46 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1177/0963662517706607 |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:205796 |
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