mean self-citation rate
The mean self-citation rate is the average rate of self-citation for an author across all of their publications. It differs from the total self-citation rate in that the total is based on the ratio of the sums while the average is based on the sums of the ratios.
$$\bar{S_r}=\frac{1}{P}\sum\limits_{i=1}^{P}{\frac{s_i}{C_i}}$$History
| Year | \(\bar{S_r}\) |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.3333 |
| 1998 | 0.0833 |
| 1999 | 0.1167 |
| 2000 | 0.1324 |
| 2001 | 0.2489 |
| 2002 | 0.2946 |
| 2003 | 0.1535 |
| 2004 | 0.1190 |
| 2005 | 0.1365 |
| 2006 | 0.1047 |
| 2007 | 0.0985 |
| 2008 | 0.0751 |
| 2009 | 0.0661 |
| 2010 | 0.0555 |
| 2011 | 0.0643 |
| 2012 | 0.0585 |
| 2013 | 0.0505 |
| 2014 | 0.0661 |
| 2015 | 0.0447 |
| 2016 | 0.0393 |
| 2017 | 0.0384 |
| 2018 | 0.0338 |
| 2019 | 0.0347 |
| 2020 | 0.0376 |
| 2021 | 0.0341 |
| 2022 | 0.0305 |
| 2023 | 0.0291 |
| 2024 | 0.0294 |