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Archives: Scientific Impact

Citation Performance Indicators — A Very Short Introduction

A brief summary of the main citation indicators used today.

  • By Phil Davis
  • May 15, 2017
  • 22 Comments

The Measurement of the Thing: Thinking About Metrics, Altmetrics and How to Beat Goodhart's Law

Can machine readable articles, built on author/editor/publisher curated declarative statements and the associated data (or links thereto), be a way of generating metrics that get us nearer to a ‘standard candle’ of scientific research output?

  • By David Smith
  • Mar 27, 2014
  • 28 Comments

Stick to Your Ribs: Altmetrics — Replacing the Impact Factor Is Not the Only Point

Revisiting Todd Carpenter’s 2012 post on the value of altmetrics.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jan 23, 2014
  • 42 Comments

Altmetrics — Replacing the Impact Factor Is Not the Only Point

Framing “altmetrics” as alternative may limit their potential — they have to be “alternative” to something already in existence. How do we move new measures robustly into the mainstream?

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Nov 14, 2012
  • 33 Comments

Size and Discipline Bias in F1000 Journal Rankings

The rankings of journals based on F1000 scores reveals a strong bias against larger journals and those with little disciplinary overlap with the biosciences.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jan 27, 2012
  • 17 Comments

Mountains Out of Molehills, and the Search for a Retraction Index

A retraction study hits some familiar conceptual problems, and a proposed retraction index runs into a deeper issue.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 2 Comments

Naughty Twins and the Impact of Journals

Unethical republication has created a unique opportunity to study the effect of journals on article citations.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Aug 26, 2009
  • 7 Comments

Scientific Impact Measures Compared

A new study suggests that the venerated journal impact factor (JIF) may not provide a consensus view of “scientific impact.”

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 17, 2009
  • 6 Comments

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