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Research on the Relationship between Post-publication Evaluation Sentiment and Influence of Acaaemic Paper

  • Wuhan University

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

[Purpose/significance] Exploring the relationship between post-publication evaluation sentiment and the impact of academic papers can contribute to the improvement of the scientific research evaluation system. [Method/process] Based on the recommended biomedical papers in hi Connect, this study proposes metrics including overall sentiment score; positive/negative sentiment ratio, and sentiment consensus degree. The papers are grouped by citation count, and statistical analysis is conducted to reveal differences in post-publication peer review and academic citation sentiment characteristics across groups. Furthermore, correlation analysis and interpretable machine learning methods are employed to explore the relationship between sentiment features and academic impact. [Result/conclusion] There exists a correlation between post-publication evaluation sentiment and academic impact in academic papers. Papers with higher sentiment scores, more positive evaluations, and higher sentiment consensus demonstrate substantially greater academic impact. We proposes a quantitative method for assessing post-publication evaluation sentiments in academic papers, explores the sentiment characteristics of evaluations across citation-based impact tiers, and reveals the relationship between evaluation sentiments and academic impact. The study can provide theoretical support and methodological insights for research evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-36
Number of pages9
JournalInformation studies: Theory and Application
Volume48
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2026
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • academic citation
  • academic influence
  • peer review
  • sentiment consensus

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