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Archives: Eugene Garfield

Happy Anniversary: 50 Years of the Science Citation Index

This week marks the golden anniversary of the Science Citation Index, introduced by Eugene Garfield in 1964.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 16, 2014
  • 6 Comments

Stretching "Impact" By Many "Factors" — Signs of Thrall and Uncertainty?

As new metrics are explored, not everything equates to “impact.” Getting our terms right will help us get our thinking straight.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 10, 2012
  • 11 Comments

What's the Significance of Citations Predicting the Nobel Prize?

How well do citations predict Nobels? With an ever-expanding roster of eligible candidates, the going is getting tougher.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 23, 2011
  • 0 Comments

The Impact Factor: A Tool from a Bygone Era?

With scientific information propagating in new ways, is the Impact Factor measuring what it was intended to measure?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 29, 2009
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