Title
Are methodological papers more cited than theoretical or empirical ones? The case of sociology
Abstract
The objective of this study is to find out whether methodological papers published in core sociological journals are more frequently cited than theoretical or empirical (substantive) papers. The results indicate that such is indeed the case; moreover, this result is not due to a few outlying, very highly cited papers. These findings are based on all the methodological and theoretical papers, and a sample of the empirical papers, published in 1972 and 1973 in three high-impact sociological journals. The citation counts for these papers were compiled from theSocial Science Citation Index for the years 1972–1981. The data were analyzed separately for each journal and year of publication.
Year
DOI
Venue
1983
10.1007/BF02019738
Scientometrics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Science Citation,Citation Index,Science Citation Index,Theoretical Paper,Empirical Paper
Social science,Science Citation Index,Sociology,Citation index,Citation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
4
0138-9130
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
16
3.72
1
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
B. C. Peritz1234.96
received september2377.34