Purpose–The purpose of this research is to provide the scientific community with some
quantitative data of relevance to the evaluation of two major citation databases. In addition …

The impact factor was created in the biomedical research field in order to measure a
journal's value by calculating the average number of citations per article over a period of …

Librarians rely on the Institute for Scientific Information's journal impact factor as a tool for
selecting periodicals, primarily in scientific disciplines. A current trend is to use this data as a …

In an increasingly “publish or perish” clinical and academic environment, all clinicians and
clinician–scientists involved in research must have a firm understanding of the measures …

This study investigates 3883 articles published by researchers affiliated with Chiang Mai
University in science and technology from January 2010 to December 2019 to test whether …

As publication pressure has increased in the world of higher education, more journals,
books, and other publication outlets have emerged. Thus it is critical to develop clear criteria …

To determine the degree of correlation among journal citation indices that reflect the
average number of citations per article, the most recent journal ratings were downloaded …

It is well known that collaborative papers tend to receive more citations than solo‐authored
papers. Here we try to identify the subtle factors of this collaborative effect by analyzing …

Journal quality metrics (also referred to as bibliometrics), such as impact factors, are
increasingly being used as a measure of researchers' and educators' success and prestige …

Research output and impact are important indices of the health of individual fields of
science. The present study analyzed publications and citations in psychology recorded in …