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How many citations does a paper have, anyway?

April 26, 2017citations paper

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How many citations does a paper have, anyway?

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It varies and there is no exact number, but a couple per page is common in well-researched papers. More is fine. If there are no citations for several pages in a row, something’s probably wrong. Mostly likely, you just forgot to include them. You need to go back and fix the problem.