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.