What do UK academics cite? An analysis of references cited in UK scholarly outputs Claire Creaser Charles Oppenheim Mark Summers 2134/13479 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/What_do_UK_academics_cite_An_analysis_of_references_cited_in_UK_scholarly_outputs/9413390 This study used a bibliometric method to find quantitative evidence of publication and citing patterns within UK academia. The publications of a random sample of UK research—active academics for each of the years 2003 and 2008—were collected and analysed to gather data regarding referencing practices, along with any identifiable trends between the 2 years. References were categorised by type of material to show the proportions of each type used. Comparisons between the 2 years showed that the use of journal articles had increased. There was also an increase in the average number of publications per author. A large number of authors had no publications in the target years 2013-10-31 14:09:07 Publication behaviour Research assessment Disciplinary differences Cited references Library and Information Studies Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified