Should we use the mean citations per paper to summarise a journal's impact or to rank journals in the same field?

M.C. Calver; J.S. Bradley

doi:10.1007/s11192-008-2229-y

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Should we use the mean citations per paper to summarise a journal's impact or to rank journals in the same field?

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Should we use the mean citations per paper to summarise a journal's impact or to rank journals in the same field?

M.C. Calver and J.S. Bradley

Scientometrics, Vol.81(3), pp.611-615

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-008-2229-y

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Abstract

The mean citations per paper is used increasingly as a simple metric for indicating the impact of a journal or comparing journal rankings. While convenient, we suggest that it has limitations given the highly skewed distributions of citations per paper in a wide range of journals.

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Title: Should we use the mean citations per paper to summarise a journal's impact or to rank journals in the same field?
Authors/Creators: M.C. Calver (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
J.S. Bradley (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Scientometrics, Vol.81(3), pp.611-615
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Identifiers: 991005542217607891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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