Use of Citation Metrics

2019 ◽  
pp. 172-182
Author(s):  
Michael Hochberg
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Scientific Content ◽  
Citation Metrics

The idea that curiosity and discovery can be transcribed into rankings strikes at the very heart of science. The emerging norm of replacing scientific content with numbers is leading to an “impact factor syndrome,” whereby metrics influence both where interesting and important research is published and how committees evaluate scientists and science. This chapter discusses different citation metrics and why the scientific community increasingly looks to them as measures of impact.

Units of measurement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Pacchioni
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
H Index ◽  
Units Of Measurement ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Eugene Garfield ◽  
Citation Metrics

This chapter discusses how performance is measured in science, such as through the role of citation metrics. Next, the chapter discusses the pros and cons of bibliometric indexes, and of ‘impact factor’, which was introduced by Eugene Garfield in 1955 but not widely used until twenty years later. The various ways that journals attempt to improve their impact factors, and how this will affect science, are also examined. Besides impact factor, the role played by indicators in evaluating scientists, such as the recently introduced h-index, is explored. Finally, fashions and trends in science are touched upon, illustrated with personal anecdotes from the author.

Landmark Paper Index: Definition and Application to Rheological (η-) Journals

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 329-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kröger
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Impact Factor Journal ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Highly Cited Articles ◽  
Highly Cited

Abstract We define a Landmark Paper Index (LPI), calculate and analyze indices for all papers published in rheological journals (‘η-journals’) between 1990 and 2006. This paper offers some information about the criteria influencing the impact of publications on the (scientific) community. In opposite to the well known Impact Factor (journal sensitive) or the number of citations (article sensitive, publication year insensitive) the LPI helps to identify established and potential breakthrough contributions by considering the number of citations per year after publication, in a way which does not overestimate the few, highly cited, articles when performing averages. We discuss the effect of formal criteria on the LPI.

Impact factors of psychiatric journals

1997 ◽  
Vol 170 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Howard ◽  
Greg Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
British Journal ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Citation

BackgroundWe examined citation data for the British Journal of Psychiatry (BJP) and four other general psychiatry journals to assess their impact on the scientific community.MethodData on three measures of citations (total number of citations, impact factor and ranking by impact factor) were obtained from Journal Citation Reports for 1985–1994. Rank correlations from year to year were calculated.ResultsThe BJP currently ranks sixth of all psychiatry journals when journals are ranked by impact factor. The journal's impact factor fell between 1985 and 1990 and this was followed by a rise in impact factor after 1991. The BJP did not rank in the top 10 psychiatry journals between 1991 and 1993. Archives of General Psychiatry is cited more frequently than any other psychiatry journal, with the American Journal of Psychiatry usually ranking second. Psychopharmacology journals are replacing more general journals in the top rankings. Rankings of most journals have become less stable in recent years.ConclusionsThe BJP would have to change the nature and number of papers published to improve its impact factor. There are a number of limitations to citation data and such data are only one of several factors useful in evaluating the importance of a journal's contribution to scientific and clinical communities.Conflict of interestThese condauthor is Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

scholarly journals Barriers to Impact Factor Growth in Two Major Psychiatry Journals in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 025371762092801
Author(s):  
Migita D’cruz ◽  
Chittaranjan Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Exponential Growth ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Indian Journal ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
Citation Metrics

Background: Despite exponential growth in Indian research, Indian journals have low impact factors. A previous study by one of the authors (CA) of this paper showed that articles published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (IJP) under-referenced previously published relevant papers in the same journal. Based on this, we decided to investigate the citation characteristics of contemporary scientific articles published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM). Methods: The citation characteristics of scientific articles published in 2018 (Vol 40, issues 1–6) in the IJPM were examined to determine how well the authors cited relevant articles published during the past ten years in the IJPM and the IJP. Results: There were 145 and 142 citation-worthy articles in the IJPM and the IJP, respectively; of these, 85.5% and 65.5%, respectively, had not been cited. Conclusions: Authors publishing in the IJPM under-reference previous relevant research published in the IJPM and IJP. This suggests unawareness of, deliberate disregard of, or even disdain for prior Indian research in the field. Additionally, if Indian researchers do not cite previous Indian research in the field published in Indian journals, the citation metrics of Indian journals will not grow.

scholarly journals Developing, Validating, and Obtaining Stakeholder Buy-In for Criteria for Applying Social Science to Policymaking

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Fidler ◽  
Simine Vazire ◽  
Simine Vazire ◽  
Alexander Etz ◽  
Gary Klein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
The Many ◽  
Published Research

This report outlines: a) a need for objective, transparent and usable criteria for judging the decision-readiness of published research evidence and b) the many, important research challenges associated with producing such criteria and ensuring their uptake in the scientific community and beyond. It was produced by Focus Group 2 at TECSS.

scholarly journals Coronavirus and COVID-19: The latest news and views from the scientific community about the new coronavirus and COVID-19.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eber Coelho Paraguassu ◽  
Huijun Chen ◽  
Fei Zhou ◽  
Zhe Xu ◽  
Meiyun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Relevant Factor ◽  
Human Coronaviruses ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
First Time

Introduction: Coronavirus is a family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. The new coronavirus agent was discovered on 12/31/19 after cases registered in China. It causes the disease called coronavirus (COVID-19). The first human coronaviruses were isolated for the first time in 1937. However, it was in 1965 that the virus was described as coronavirus, due to the profile under microscopy, looking like a crown. Objectives: This article aims to bring the most current medical literature on the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Methodology: The publications with the greatest impact factor in  February and March 2020 were searched in Nature, Elservie, JAMA and Wiley. Results: More than 200 articles on COVID-19 were found and 20 articles were selected with the highest number of citations on Google Scholar. Conclusion: Until March 2020, there is no really effective treatment against COVID-19, but many medications are being tested and with very promising results. The concern with the economy is also an extremely relevant factor at this moment.

scholarly journals May the Wind Be at Your Back

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Matko Marušić
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Full Responsibility ◽  
Maritime Studies ◽  
The Future

With this issue, the Faculty of Maritime Studies Split is starting a scientific journal, Transactions on Maritime Science. This I salute for two reasons: firstly because a scientific journal is culturally a very important achievement (Marušić, 2005; Marušić, 2006), and secondly because the editors have kindly asked my advice, considering me a seasoned editor (Marušić, 2010). They also asked me to write (a long) editorial for the first issue. This gives me the opportunity to offer my recommendations for the future of the journal, which I like to do (Marušić, 2010; Marušić, 2011). I wish the Transactions all that its editors certainly dream of – indexing in prestigious databases and then a decent impact factor. With good and dedicated work, this will take about a decade (Marušić and Marušić, 2002), and I will be safe even if that does not happen: advice was given (even published), and my work and responsibilities are over; anything else I do will constitute an added value, but the full responsibility is on the editors.Starting a new scientific journal, especially in a small scientific community, is a daring, long-lasting and never-ending endeavour – one should think twice before embarking on such a task (Marušić, 2010; Marušić, 2011). Just as authors publish for many different reasons, so do editors start a new journal for different reasons, not only because they want to present the latest scientific discoveries, but also to teach, to inform, to console, to amuse, to stimulate discussion, to make money.

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