Self-referencing and Scholarly Impact Through Stigmergic Principles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19217839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marvin Starominski-Uehara (0000-0002-1542-7619, Temple University, Japan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-2011 • E-ISSN: 1936-4725 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12115-026-01186-0 |
| OpenAlex | W7154942815 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
This study applies Grassé’s stigmergy theory to scholarly self-referencing, challenging the assumption that it diminishes academic impact. Analyzing 42 human stigmergy publications from a pool of 1289 papers, regression analysis revealed that self-references predict scholarship impact through citations while non-self-references showed no relationship. Findings demonstrate self-referencing functioning as a stigmergic strategy enabling intellectual independence and its contribution to scientific knowledge construction and diffusion
Independence (probability theory) · Scholarly communication · Scholarship · Stigmergy · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |