---
_id: '20844'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Review papers are essential for knowledge development in IS. While some are
    cited twice a day, others accumulate single digit citations over a decade. The
    magnitude of these differences prompts us to analyze what distinguishes those
    reviews that have proven to be integral to scientific progress from those that
    might be considered less impactful. Our results highlight differences between
    reviews aimed at describing, understanding, explaining, and theory testing. Beyond
    the control variables, they demonstrate the importance of methodological transparency
    and the development of research agendas. These insights inform all stakeholders
    involved in the development and publication of review papers.
article_number: '103427'
author:
- first_name: Gerit
  full_name: Wagner, Gerit
  last_name: Wagner
- first_name: Julian
  full_name: Prester, Julian
  last_name: Prester
- first_name: Maria
  full_name: Roche, Maria
  last_name: Roche
- first_name: Guido
  full_name: Schryen, Guido
  id: '72850'
  last_name: Schryen
- first_name: Alexander
  full_name: Benlian, Alexander
  last_name: Benlian
- first_name: Guy
  full_name: Paré, Guy
  last_name: Paré
- first_name: Mathieu
  full_name: Templier, Mathieu
  last_name: Templier
citation:
  ama: Wagner G, Prester J, Roche M, et al. Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact
    of Review Papers in IS Research? A Scientometric Study. <i>Information &#38; Management</i>.
    2021;58(3).
  apa: Wagner, G., Prester, J., Roche, M., Schryen, G., Benlian, A., Paré, G., &#38;
    Templier, M. (2021). Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of Review Papers
    in IS Research? A Scientometric Study. <i>Information &#38; Management</i>, <i>58</i>(3),
    Article 103427.
  bibtex: '@article{Wagner_Prester_Roche_Schryen_Benlian_Paré_Templier_2021, title={Which
    Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of Review Papers in IS Research? A Scientometric
    Study}, volume={58}, number={3103427}, journal={Information &#38; Management},
    author={Wagner, Gerit and Prester, Julian and Roche, Maria and Schryen, Guido
    and Benlian, Alexander and Paré, Guy and Templier, Mathieu}, year={2021} }'
  chicago: Wagner, Gerit, Julian Prester, Maria Roche, Guido Schryen, Alexander Benlian,
    Guy Paré, and Mathieu Templier. “Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of
    Review Papers in IS Research? A Scientometric Study.” <i>Information &#38; Management</i>
    58, no. 3 (2021).
  ieee: G. Wagner <i>et al.</i>, “Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of Review
    Papers in IS Research? A Scientometric Study,” <i>Information &#38; Management</i>,
    vol. 58, no. 3, Art. no. 103427, 2021.
  mla: Wagner, Gerit, et al. “Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of Review
    Papers in IS Research? A Scientometric Study.” <i>Information &#38; Management</i>,
    vol. 58, no. 3, 103427, 2021.
  short: G. Wagner, J. Prester, M. Roche, G. Schryen, A. Benlian, G. Paré, M. Templier,
    Information &#38; Management 58 (2021).
date_created: 2020-12-29T11:52:03Z
date_updated: 2022-06-10T06:53:12Z
ddc:
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department:
- _id: '277'
file:
- access_level: open_access
  content_type: application/pdf
  creator: hsiemes
  date_created: 2020-12-29T11:49:57Z
  date_updated: 2020-12-29T11:49:57Z
  file_id: '20845'
  file_name: INFMAN_Scientific Impact of Review Papers - Prepublication version.pdf
  file_size: 1584950
  relation: main_file
file_date_updated: 2020-12-29T11:49:57Z
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: '        58'
issue: '3'
keyword:
- Literature review
- review papers
- scientometric
- scientific impact
- citation analysis
language:
- iso: eng
oa: '1'
publication: Information & Management
status: public
title: Which Factors Affect the Scientific Impact of Review Papers in IS Research?
  A Scientometric Study
type: journal_article
user_id: '72850'
volume: 58
year: '2021'
...
---
_id: '17019'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The scientific impact of research papers is multi-dimensional and can be determined
    quantitatively by means of citation analysis and qualitatively by means of content
    analysis. Accounting for the widely acknowledged limitations of pure citation
    analysis, we adopt a knowledge-based perspective on scientific impact to develop
    a methodology for content-based citation analysis which allows determining how
    papers have enabled knowledge development in subsequent research (knowledge impact).
    As knowledge development differs between research genres, we develop a new knowledgebased
    citation analysis methodology for the genre of standalone literature reviews (LRs).
    We apply the suggested methodology to the IS business value domain by manually
    coding 22 LRs and 1,228 citing papers (CPs) and show that the results challenge
    the assumption that citations indicate knowledge impact. We derive implications
    for distinguishing knowledge impact from citation impact in the LR genre. Finally,
    we develop recommendations for authors of LRs, scientific evaluation committees
    and editorial boards of journals how to apply and benefit from the suggested methodology,
    and we discuss its efficiency and automatization.
author:
- first_name: Guido
  full_name: Schryen, Guido
  id: '72850'
  last_name: Schryen
- first_name: Gerit
  full_name: Wagner, Gerit
  last_name: Wagner
- first_name: Alexander
  full_name: Benlian, Alexander
  last_name: Benlian
citation:
  ama: 'Schryen G, Wagner G, Benlian A. <i>Distinguishing Knowledge Impact from Citation
    Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for the Literature Review
    Genre</i>.; 2020.'
  apa: 'Schryen, G., Wagner, G., &#38; Benlian, A. (2020). <i>Distinguishing Knowledge
    Impact from Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for
    the Literature Review Genre</i>.'
  bibtex: '@book{Schryen_Wagner_Benlian_2020, title={Distinguishing Knowledge Impact
    from Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for the Literature
    Review Genre}, author={Schryen, Guido and Wagner, Gerit and Benlian, Alexander},
    year={2020} }'
  chicago: 'Schryen, Guido, Gerit Wagner, and Alexander Benlian. <i>Distinguishing
    Knowledge Impact from Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact
    for the Literature Review Genre</i>, 2020.'
  ieee: 'G. Schryen, G. Wagner, and A. Benlian, <i>Distinguishing Knowledge Impact
    from Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for the Literature
    Review Genre</i>. 2020.'
  mla: 'Schryen, Guido, et al. <i>Distinguishing Knowledge Impact from Citation Impact:
    A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for the Literature Review Genre</i>.
    2020.'
  short: 'G. Schryen, G. Wagner, A. Benlian, Distinguishing Knowledge Impact from
    Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for the Literature
    Review Genre, 2020.'
date_created: 2020-05-19T15:12:33Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:53:02Z
ddc:
- '000'
department:
- _id: '277'
file:
- access_level: open_access
  content_type: application/pdf
  creator: hsiemes
  date_created: 2020-05-19T15:09:28Z
  date_updated: 2020-05-19T15:09:28Z
  file_id: '17020'
  file_name: SSRN-id3581789.pdf
  file_size: 487351
  relation: main_file
file_date_updated: 2020-05-19T15:09:28Z
has_accepted_license: '1'
keyword:
- Scientific impact
- knowledge impact
- content-based citation analysis
- methodology
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3581789
oa: '1'
status: public
title: 'Distinguishing Knowledge Impact from Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing
  Knowledge Impact for the Literature Review Genre'
type: working_paper
user_id: '61579'
year: '2020'
...