- Science Citation Index had the most Wikipedia citations (764 articles), Social Science Citation Index was next (563 articles), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index had the least number of Wikipedia citations (224 articles). However, all three fields have been using more Wikipedia citations (see graph below)
- In academic journal publications, 503 journals (4.2%), 399 journals (4,5%), and 170 journals (3.4%) had at least one citation to Wikipedia in each of the three indexes, respectively. 
- Most Wikipedia citations were found in “high-impact journals” and in articles published by scholars from prestigious institutions. 

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- Used the “Cited Reference Search” tool in WoS to look up “Wikipedia” in three different indexes from 2002 to 2015 – Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. (Among the 16.6 million peer-reviewed articles in all three indexes, 1,551 citations or 0.0099% of scholarly articles were found to have at least one reference to Wikipedia). 
- Used the “Analyze Results” tool to further determine the research topics and institutional affiliations of such publications. 

A study of citations to Wikipedia in scholarly publications data collection

Tomaszewski, R., & MacDonald, K. I. (2016). A study of citations to Wikipedia in scholarly publications. Science & Technology Libraries, 35(3), 246-261. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0194262X.2016.1206052?casa_token=Qlt-f7gvINEAAAAA%3AMR-70hHTkDlX5TGB2lQCFD5YO9ZcbT7QjIrUC3oJSZQczch8HP8RhH7EK6K2ZrfoAIXM4OKXnXmcFQ. 

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