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 | 0.0804 |
| 1999 | 0.1170 |
| 2000 | 0.1320 |
| 2001 | 0.2113 |
| 2002 | 0.2675 |
| 2003 | 0.1521 |
| 2004 | 0.1193 |
| 2005 | 0.1370 |
| 2006 | 0.1048 |
| 2007 | 0.0995 |
| 2008 | 0.0756 |
| 2009 | 0.0672 |
| 2010 | 0.0554 |
| 2011 | 0.0647 |
| 2012 | 0.0587 |
| 2013 | 0.0506 |
| 2014 | 0.0662 |
| 2015 | 0.0449 |
| 2016 | 0.0395 |
| 2017 | 0.0385 |
| 2018 | 0.0358 |
| 2019 | 0.0348 |
| 2020 | 0.0383 |
| 2021 | 0.0342 |
| 2022 | 0.0304 |
| 2023 | 0.0295 |
| 2024 | 0.0312 |
| 2025 | 0.0306 |