Wikipedia 'Neutral Point of View' Citation Source Drift by Domain
How Wikipedia’s citation sources drift from academic to commercial domains over time.
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This page tracks shifts in the domains of citations used on Wikipedia, focusing on the balance between .edu and .com sources. It measures the percentage of citations from each domain, the entropy of the domain distribution, and the growth rate of commercial citations. The data comes from Wikipedia’s public dumps, analysed for citation patterns across different topics and time periods. Understanding these trends highlights how Wikipedia’s reliance on sources evolves, reflecting broader changes in how knowledge is referenced online.
Why this isn't published anywhere else
The proposed topic focuses on tracking shifts in citation domains (e.g., .edu to .com) over time due to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View (NPOV) policy, which is not addressed by any of the existing sources. These sources only discuss the NPOV policy itself or general trends, not specific domain-level citation drift.
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