Steps to increase Google Scholar citation count
- Scope of the article
- Immediate impact on society.
- Solve practical problems.
- Overcome the challenges.
- Introduce new technology.
- Linking evidence to the paper
- Provide links to the supporting evidence.
- Add relevant links in the references of a research paper.
- Keyword Selection
- Select at least 4 keywords.
- Repeat keywords throughout the paper including in the abstract, introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Title
- Short and descriptive. Should be around 60 words, including the keyword related to the topic.
- Headings
- Divide paper into a good number of paragraphs under proper headings. These headings should include keywords.
- Abstract
- Include at least 4 to 6 keywords.
- Accessibility
- Publish the paper in an open-access journal (OJS).
- If ojs is not possible, post in a repository (DSpace).
- Share widely. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
- Self-citation
- Can cite previous relevant and related papers in the present paper.
- Inclusion of tables and figures
- Reliable graphical data like tables, figures, and a graphical abstract.
- Promotion of research papers
- Promote work(s) among other scholars. Such scholarly websites are Science Direct, Research Gate, Kudos, etc.
- Collaboration with fellow authors
- Quality of the research paper
- Reusability
- Revolving around the main idea. Other researchers can create another new piece of work.
- Original and effective
- An original idea is effective. The paper should have experiments that are done practically with actual results.
