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

被引：27

作者：

Calver, Michael C. ^{[1
]}

Bradley, J. Stuart ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Murdoch Univ, Sch Biol Sci & Biotechnol, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia

来源：

SCIENTOMETRICS | 2009年 / 81卷 / 03期

关键词：

Biodiversity Conservation; Digital Library; Skewed Distribution; Central Tendency; Citation Analysis;

D O I：

10.1007/s11192-008-2229-y

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：611 / 615

页数：5

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