A Feminist Citation Burst? Towards a Framework for Experimentation Using the Scielo Database

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ID4840952
AuthorsAlejandra Judith Josiowicz (0000-0002-3525-1833, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Antonio Brasil Junior (0000-0001-8653-668X, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Lucas Carvalho (0000-0003-0118-7762, Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Year2025
Volume15
Issue2
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia & Antropologia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2236-7527 • E-ISSN: 2238-3875
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/2238-38752025v15211
OpenAlexW4412937701
SCIELO_PIDS2238-38752025000200310
LanguageEN
References cited34

This study investigates the recent phenomenon of a "citation burst" involving female intellectuals in Brazilian humanities, drawing on data from SciELO spanning from 2002 to 2023. Using scientometric methods, we identified a notable increase in citations directed specifically towards feminist, Black, decolonial, and Latin American intellectuals. By analyzing co-citation networks, we found that these authors have shifted from peripheral to more central positions in contemporary academic debates. Furthermore, we examined how the gender of authors influences citation practices and academic collaboration patterns, particularly when citing intellectual women, predominantly decolonial and antiracist. This study underscores how broader cultural shifts related to "citation justice" have significantly, though unevenly, impacted scholarly communication dynamics within the humanities in Brazil

Citation · Citation database · Database · Library science · MEDLINE · Political science · SciELO · Scopus · Sociology · Computer Science · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Law · scientometrics and bibliometrics research

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