Citation Counting

Publication Counting vs Citation Counting in evaluating research

In a previous editorial,l I discussed the use of the Science Citation hufex~ in evaluating research. In this editorial, I am reprinting part of a letter which expressed my reaction to the use of publication counting--which underlies the whole publish-or-perish sYndrome-as a method of evaluating research. Some background may be necessary. In 1963, Hedge suggested that “publication of scientific ...

Citation Counting, Citation Ranking, and h-Index of Human-Computer Interaction Researchers: A Comparison between Scopus and Web of Science

This study examines the differences between Scopus and Web of Science in the citation counting, citation ranking, and h-index of 22 top human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers from EQUATOR—a large British Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration project. Results indicate that Scopus provides significantly more coverage of HCI literature than Web of Science, primarily due to coverage of rel...

Citation counting, citation ranking, and h-index of human-computer interaction researchers: A comparison of Scopus and Web of Science

This study examines the differences between Scopus and Web of Science in the citation counting, citation ranking, and h-index of 22 top human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers from EQUATOR—a large British Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration project. Results indicate that Scopus provides significantly more coverage of HCI literature than Web of Science, primarily due to coverage of rel...

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Field-Normalized Citation Impact Indicators and the Choice of an Appropriate Counting Method

Bibliometric studies often rely on field-normalized citation impact indicators in order to make comparisons between scientific fields. We discuss the connection between field normalization and the choice of a counting method for handling publications with multiple co-authors. Our focus is on the choice between full counting and fractional counting. Based on an extensive theoretical and empirica...