Description
Return one co-citation record contribution.
Bibliometric credit and citation indexes depend on corpus coverage, author/affiliation identity and a declared counting convention. A fractional contribution or index threshold describes supplied records without measuring research quality, causality or comparable scholarly impact across fields.
Return one co-citation record contribution.
When to use this tool
Use Cocitation One Shared Citing Record when checking the stated bibliometric contribution, credit allocation or local index step.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter citedIds, firstTarget, secondTarget, weight. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read coCited, contribution. Inspect coCited before interpreting the associated values.
Return one co-citation record contribution. Require distinct target IDs and weight >= 0; coCited requires both targets in citedIds, contribution is weight when true, otherwise zero.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| citedIds | Cited Ids | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| firstTarget | First Target | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| secondTarget | Second Target | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| weight | Caller-supplied weight on the stated observation, model or allocation basis. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| coCited | Co Cited | Required. Boolean. |
| contribution | Contribution | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"citedIds": [
"A",
"B",
"C"
],
"firstTarget": "A",
"secondTarget": "B",
"weight": 1
},
"output": {
"coCited": true,
"contribution": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This counts one supplied citing record, not bibliographic coupling, a complete network or verified citation influence.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified complete publication/citation data, identity resolution and a justified field/context-aware evaluation policy for research assessment.
References
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