peripheral citation
[/pəˈrɪfərəl saɪˈteɪʃən/]
nounpl: peripheral citations
citação periférica
1. A reference or citation to a source that is mentioned tangentially or marginally in an academic or scholarly work, rather than being central to the main argument or discussion
The researcher included a peripheral citation to a 1980s study that only tangentially related to the core thesis.
O pesquisador incluiu uma citação periférica a um estudo dos anos 1980 que tinha apenas uma relação tangencial com a tese principal.
2. In bibliometrics and citation analysis, a citation that appears in the outer or less prominent sections of a work, or to a less frequently cited source
Peripheral citations were analyzed to understand the broader context of the research field.
As citações periféricas foram analisadas para compreender o contexto mais amplo do campo de pesquisa.
This is primarily academic terminology used in scholarly contexts in both Brazil and the United States. It reflects the importance placed on citation practices in academic research, particularly in evaluating the weight and centrality of sources in scholarly discourse. The term gained prominence with the growth of bibliometric analysis and citation mapping in academic institutions.
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