[Tex/LaTex] Insert a bibtex reference in a figure caption

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I want to add some citation references to a figure caption in a way that only the reference number appears in the caption [Ref number], for example. I also want to know if it is applicable in table captions as well.

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The command \cite and its close relatives, such as \citet and \citep provided by the natbib package are "fragile", in the LaTeX-specific sense of the word. If a \cite instruction needs to occur in the argument of a \caption instruction (and other directives with "moving arguments"), it needs to be \protected, again using LaTeX jargon.

Thus, write \protect\cite{xyz} instead of just \cite{xyz}. This applies irrespective of whether the \caption instruction occurs inside a figure or a table instruction.

Incidentally, the format of the citation call-out -- numeric, authoryear, or whatever -- is determined by the bibliography style and any citation management package you may be loading.

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This is a very simple solution. Notice! I moved the label below the caption statement.

\documentclass[a4paper]{book}

\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{lipsum}


\begin{document}
\chapter*{Introduction}
\renewcommand{\thefigure}{I.\arabic{figure}}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{figure}[h!]
\vspace{2cm}
\caption{Figure in the introduction}
\label{fig:intro}
\end{figure}

Look at the Fig.~\ref{fig:intro}.
I want it referenced as Fig.~I.1.

\chapter{A sample chapter}
\renewcommand{\thefigure}{\arabic{chapter}.\arabic{figure}}
\lipsum[1]

\begin{figure}[h!]
\vspace{2cm}
\caption{Figure in chapter 1}
\label{fig:chap1}
\end{figure}

Look at the Fig.~\ref{fig:chap1}.

\end{document}

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