This guide introduces how bibliomentrics are used for informing research impact. You will learn how to use some useful tools for finding bibliometrics, journal rankings and different level of imapcts (author, article, journal, etc.).
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Bibliometrics are indicators/metrics based on citation counts. These metrics are often used to analyse the impact of publications in a research field.
Use of Bibliometrics
Bibliometrics should always be interpreted cautiously. They are intended as a relative measure within a discipline, not as a numeric value to be taken in isolation.
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h-index CiteScore, SJR, SNIP
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h-index Journal impact factor (JIF) available in the Journal Citation Report database |
h-index, h5-index, h5-median |
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The new Metrics Toolkit may give you some ideas about the metrics available for researchers. Noted that this website doesn't cover these metrics: CiteScore (Scopus), SJR, SNIP, Snowball metrics, Eigenfactor, etc.
If you need assistance on finding your research impact, please contact your Liaison Librarian, or the Team Leader, Research Support. We can help you with: