Linking documents using citations

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• accessing a stored document in a data repository;
• determining a set of candidate citing documents that cite the stored document;
• obtaining, for each candidate citing document from the set, first information representing an impact of the candidate citing document taken as a whole on a field of study associated with the stored document and second information representing a citation context within the candidate citing document, wherein the citation context represents a number of citations or a location of citations to the stored document within the candidate citing document, wherein the first information comprises a first numeric score, and wherein the second information comprises a second numeric score;
• determining a subset of citing documents, from the set of candidate citing documents, based on the obtained first information and the obtained second information;
• and
• providing a digital transmission of the stored document, including visible indicia of the subset of citing documents, for display at a client device.

A method comprising:

• accessing a stored document in a data repository;
• determining a set of candidate citing documents that cite the stored document;
• obtaining, for each candidate citing document from the set, first information representing an impact of the candidate citing document taken as a whole on a field of study associated with the stored document and second information representing a citation context within the candidate citing document, wherein the citation context represents a number of citations or a location of citations to the stored document within the candidate citing document, wherein the first information comprises a first numeric score, and wherein the second information comprises a second numeric score;
• determining a subset of citing documents, from the set of candidate citing documents, based on the obtained first information and the obtained second information;
• and
• providing a digital transmission of the stored document, including visible indicia of the subset of citing documents, for display at a client device.