| Autor: |
Boell, Sebastian K., Wilson, Concepción S. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
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| Zdroj: |
Boell, Sebastian K. and Wilson, Concepción S. Journal Impact Factors for evaluating scientific performance : use of h-like indicators. Scientometrics, 2010, vol. 82, n. 3, pp. 613-626. [Journal article (Paginated)] |
| Druh dokumentu: |
Journal article (Paginated) |
| Popis: |
This article introduces the Impact Factor squared or IF²-index, an h-like indicator of research performance. This indicator reflects the degree to which large entities such as countries and/or their states participate in top-level research in a field or subfield. The IF²-index uses the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of research publications instead of the number of citations. This concept is applied to other h-type indexes and their results compared to the IF²-index. These JIF-based indexes are then used to assess the overall performance of cancer research in Australia and its states over 8 years from 1999 to 2006. The IF²-index has three advantages when evaluating larger research units: firstly, it provides a stable value that does not change over time, reflecting the degree to which a research unit participated in top-level research in a given year; secondly, it can be calculated closely approximating the publication date of yearly datasets; and finally, it provides an additional dimension when a full article-based citation analysis is not feasible. As the index reflects the degree of participation in top-level research it may favor larger units when units of different sizes are compared. |
| Databáze: |
E-LIS (Eprints in Library & Information Science) |
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