Do conference-journal articles receive more citations? A case study in physics

Dengsheng Wu, Shuwen Wang, Weixuan Xu, Jianping Li

Abstract: Highlights•Conference-journal articles receive more citations than conference proceedings papers but fewer than general journal articles.•Conference-journal articles in special issues receive fewer citations than those in regular issues.•The citation count of conference-journal articles exhibits a U-shaped relationship with the time span from the conference presentation to the final publication.•Journal articles originated from conferences held in OECD countries or with sponsorship tend to have more citations.