The phrase "articles were cited" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in academic or research contexts to indicate that specific articles have been referenced or mentioned in a work.
Example: "In the literature review, several key articles were cited to support the research findings."
Alternatives: "references were made to articles" or "articles were referenced".
A total of 2,151 articles were cited more than 100 times; the 50 top-cited clinical articles were published between 1974 and 2008.
In the course of its history, it has acquired a reputation for presenting cutting-edge research that advances the sciences; in 2014, the most recent year for which data are available, its articles were cited in academic work more than any of its competitors'.
These biased articles were cited 2034 times.
While OA publication is a relatively recent phenomenon, OA articles were cited slightly more often than non-OA articles, although this difference was not significant.
Until late 2014, for instance, 14,883 and 6,136 articles were cited in PubMed, in the field of 'exercise science', using the words 'aerobic' or 'anaerobic', respectively.
No specific articles were cited, so Prison Legal News assumes that the decision was in response to pieces that dealt with sexual violence in prisons, including violence perpetrated by guards.
He divides the annual subscription price of a journal by the number of times its articles are cited in other journals.
In a 2010 article, the psychologist Nick Haslam demonstrated empirically that, when adjusted for length, short articles are cited more frequently than other articles — that is, page for page, they get more bang for the buck.
Authors of scientific articles may ask to be notified electronically when their articles are cited.
Then, they created a ranking of journals based on how frequently their articles are cited.
The importance of citations means that it is interesting to analyze which articles are cited the most.
