Bibliometrics Resources for Citation Analysis
Master Your Metrics: Publishing for Greater Impact
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Send by emailThis course will cover bibliographic metrics such as impact factor and h-index; how these metrics are applied; what tools are available at NYU for bibliometrics, including Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, and the NYU Faculty Bibliography; and how you can ensure that your research is being evaluated accurately.
Citation Analysis Resources
- Journal Citation Reports
Evaluates and compares journals from virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and the social sciences based on citation data from over 7,000 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries - Web of Science
Searchable index of references covering science, the social sciences, arts and humanities, examines the list of references cited by a particular author, or conversely to find articles that cite a particular work - Eigenfactor
Eigenfactor uses citations in the academic literature with the aim to identify the most "influential" journals, where a journal is considered to be influential if it is cited often by other influential journals - Journal-Ranking.com
Online interactive journal ranking service where Users can configure their ranking interests to provide a more reasonable method of evaluating a journal's impact
Send by emailBibliographic Resources
- Faculty Bibliography (NYU School of Medicine)
Gathers citations to publications of NYU School of Medicine faculty into a single database - Faculty Bibliography (NYU College of Dentistry)
Gathers citations to publications of NYU College of Dentistry faculty into a single database - Faculty Bibliography (NYU College of Nursing)
Gathers citations to publications of NYU College of Nursing faculty into a single database - Find A Researcher (NYU Medical Center)
The NYU Find-A-Researcher database allows you to search for research profiles by using research interest or expertise keywords
Send by emailCitation Analysis Tutorials
- Web of Science Recorded Training (Thomson Reuters)
Series of web tutorials on how to conduct searches, create citation alerts, and manage your search results. Average tutorial: 7 minutes - Video Podcasts from the Yale Medical Library: Citation Analysis
Series of video podcasts from Yale University's Medical Library. Includes tutorials on citation analysis, impact factor and journal citation reports. Average tutorial: 5 minutes
Send by emailKey Terms
Send by email- Impact Factor
A journal’s impact factor is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the current year to articles published in the two previous years by the total number of articles published in the two previous years. It is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. Impact factors are listed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR). - H-Index
H-index can be used to evaluate an individual or institution by looking at the author’s most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other people's publications. H-index is automatically calculated by Web of Science database.
Further Reading on Bibliometrics
Send by email- Althouse M, West JD, Bergstrom TC, Bergstrom CT. Differences in impact factor across fields and over time. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2009(60):27-34.
- Bergstrom CT, West JD, Wiseman MA. The Eigenfactor Metrics. Journal of Neuroscience 2008;28(45):11433-11434.
- Eysenbach G. Citation advantage of open access articles. PLoS Biol. May 2006;4(5):e157.
- Gugliotta G. The Genius Index: One Scientist's Crusade to Rewrite Reputation Rules. Wired Magazine. 2009(June).
- Kanter SL. Understanding the Journal's Impact. Academic Medicine. 2009;84(9):1169-1170.
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