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Tips and Tricks from the Sci-Train Team: How to ensure your work has the highest possible chance of achieving maximum citations!
We write papers and submit them for publication in peer-reviewed journals as academic researchers in order to (i) advance the state of knowledge in our field and (ii) enhance our own careers. Be honest: Which of these two motivations is most important for you? Want to write a highly cited paper?
The two reasons above are the fundamental motivations for publishing academic research: We want colleagues to both read and cite our work in their own papers in the future. There is no point writing a research paper and publishing it in a leading international journal if no-one reads it, downloads it, or cites it. Maximizing our publication citations is key to reputation, career, and standing in the field.
Maximizing citations? Here’s a 12-Step Plan
Don’t sit back and be a ‘typical’ academic
Many academics tend to feel that doing research and then writing up papers and getting them published is enough. If people are interested in reading and citing their work then they will find it and use it. These days, however, more is needed, much more: Attention spans are so short and engagement with published work so fleeting that it’s necessary to put your results and publications in front of people. Promote your work, push your publications forward and you have the opportunity to significantly enhance your career.
Self-promotion, circulation, and networking are the keys to boosting citations. Be proactive.
