1. A method for characterizing at least one target document's overall effectiveness amongst a set of documents, comprising: a) obtaining at least one indicator for said target document relating to its citation rate within the set of documents; b) characterizing at least one common presentation element for each of said documents in the set of documents; c) computing a statistical correlation between the indicator and the at least one common stylistic element for said target document and the set of documents; and d) employing said correlation as an indicator of said target document's overall effectiveness.