Cocitation
Co-citation (Engl. Co-citation ) refers to the common citation of two authors (Citees) or documents or term in an article (Citer). If certain authors are quoted frequently in a debate, their citation counter increases. If two authors are often quoted together in a debate, the relationship between the two increases. This relation provides information that both authors are obviously researching in a common field.
The term co- location for the joint linking of two web documents has not yet caught on .
Forms of cocitation
Author co-citation
The joint citation of two authors (citees) in one text over several texts in a debate.
Co-authorship
see co-author
Document co-citation
In the course of a debate, certain documents play a special role - for example classics or standard works. A well-cited author may have contributed to several innovations. With the help of the documentation co-citation analysis, a particular text by an author can be identified in terms of its significance for the debate.
Conceptual co-citation
These are particularly descriptors that together describe an article. If certain descriptors are used jointly for many publications, then there is obviously a semantic connection or a discussion about the relationship between these terms or topics.