Fig 1.
Multipanel plot depicting the relationship between narrativity (individual indicators and single narrativity index given by PC1, labeled individually) and article citation frequency.
The use of sensory language, conjunctions, connectivity, and appeal to the reader are significantly correlated with article citation frequency. PC1 index of narrativity is significantly correlated with article citation frequency (linear regression; shaded area indicates 95% confidence interval for the linear model parameters).
Table 1.
Nonparametric relationships between each narrative element and log(citations).
For continuous variables, spearman correlations are given along with associated p-values. For binary variables, p-values are given for Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
Fig 2.
The relationship between the narrativity index (PC1) and journal impact factor.
Response variables reflect journal means for articles in our dataset (N = 732); shaded area represents the 95% confidence interval for the best-fit line. Linear regression R2 = 0.62, p = 6 x 10−5.