Are the Most Highly Cited Articles the Ones that are the Most Downloaded? A Bibliometric Study of IRRODL

摘要: Publication of research, innovation, challenges and successes is critical importance to the evolution more effective distance education programming. in peer reviewed journal format most prestigious widespread form dissemination other disciplines, thus understanding what published its impact on both researchers practitioners. In this article we identify classify leading articles arguably journals discipline. The International Review Research Open Distance Learning (IRRODL) a academic that has been since 2000. between 3 6 issues annually with 50 111 research per volume. order assess general particular highly cited work describes main bibliometric indicators IRRODL these are compared total galley views all formats, PDF, HTML, EPUB MP3, publishes. addition identifying characteristics widely determines if there correlation by publishing number views, indicating interest from practitioners communities. results show significant positive relationship citations received journal, extends beyond active publishers practitioner consumers.