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New features of CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer)

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Recently, we introduced the CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer at http://www.crexplorer.net). The program was primarily developed to identify those publications in a field, a topic or by a researcher which have been frequently cited. This Letter to the Editor describes the features of the new release of the CRExplorer.

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  1. University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications Leipzig, Gustav-Freytag-Str. 43-45, 04277, Leipzig, Germany

    Andreas Thor

  2. Information Service, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70506, Stuttgart, Germany

    Werner Marx

  3. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 15793, 1001 NG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Loet Leydesdorff

  4. Division for Science and Innovation Studies, Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society, Hofgartenstr. 8, 80539, Munich, Germany

    Lutz Bornmann

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Thor, A., Marx, W., Leydesdorff, L. et al. New features of CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer). Scientometrics 109, 2049–2051 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-2082-3

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