"Citation counts" refers to the number of times a research paper, article, or publication has been referenced or mentioned in other academic works. Full definition
For instance, a book may have been very influential a decade ago and continue to influence citation counts and a scholar's visibility but no longer sell many copies. (educationnext.org)
First, even though the Journal aspires to be international and sensitive to context, its highest level of citation counts occurred in its first phase, of what the authors describe as «assumed universality of scaling educational change.» (dennisshirley.com)
Sudan's high citation count is due largely to papers on humanitarian crises in Darfur and South Sudan. (sciencemag.org)