I did some work In a field with a total of 6 papers over 30 years. It was niche as all get out. Did my second paper cite the first? You betcha. I literally cited every research paper ever done on the topic, including mine.
Happens all the time, depends on the paper. Often projects produce a lot of papers about a niche subject, so you’re working through building that literature body.
Real question, are there any instances of someone’s research being so niche that the only option is to cite themselves?
I did some work In a field with a total of 6 papers over 30 years. It was niche as all get out. Did my second paper cite the first? You betcha. I literally cited every research paper ever done on the topic, including mine.
Now there’s 7 papers on the topic.
Happens all the time, depends on the paper. Often projects produce a lot of papers about a niche subject, so you’re working through building that literature body.