Article Citation Analysis
Information ExtractionArticle Citation Analysis / Citation Linking Service
Citation Linking Service for Articles
The article citation linking program attempts to extract citations at the end of articles as much as possible and link them to the intended book or article. In addition to speeding up user access to linked citations, this also enables us to track articles that have cited a given article.
Data Sources
The process works by compiling a list of book and article information from various sources:
- National Library (Iran)
- Ketab.ir website
- SID database
- Magiran database
- Noormags website
- Noorlib website
All this information is then placed into a search engine.
Citation Extraction Process
For linking citations, we first extract citations that have not been manually marked. Therefore, using auxiliary text information such as:
- Various citation titles
- Their numbering
- Other editorial information
We extract and separate citations, which may appear in different formats across various journals.
Linking Process
Then, for each citation, we examine the best possible match of citation components with existing sources and obtain the best match across different components. If the match quality exceeds the desired threshold, it is introduced as a citation link.
System Features
1. Linked Citations on Noormags Website
Displayed in blue color in the references section.

2. Articles That Have Cited This Article
Displayed in the article's citation list.

Applications
- Fast Access to Sources: Direct access to referenced articles and books
- Citation Tracking: Finding articles that have cited a specific article
- Citation Analysis: Calculating metrics such as citation counts received by an article
- Impact Assessment: Measuring the importance of an article based on citation rates
- Scientific Network Discovery: Identifying relationships between articles and researchers
Benefits
- Automatic citation extraction without manual tagging
- Support for various citation formats across different journals
- Data integration from multiple sources
- Visual display of linked citations and incoming citations