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.
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.
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.
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?