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| Title |
The Citation Merit of Scientific Publications
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049156 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Juan A. Crespo, Ignacio Ortuño-Ortín, Javier Ruiz-Castillo |
| Abstract |
We propose a new method to assess the merit of any set of scientific papers in a given field based on the citations they receive. Given a field and a citation impact indicator, such as the mean citation or the [Formula: see text]-index, the merit of a given set of [Formula: see text] articles is identified with the probability that a randomly drawn set of [Formula: see text] articles from a given pool of articles in that field has a lower citation impact according to the indicator in question. The method allows for comparisons between sets of articles of different sizes and fields. Using a dataset acquired from Thomson Scientific that contains the articles published in the periodical literature in the period 1998-2007, we show that the novel approach yields rankings of research units different from those obtained by a direct application of the mean citation or the [Formula: see text]-index. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 17% |
| Peru | 2 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| Comoros | 1 | 4% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 4% |
| Turkey | 1 | 4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 4% |
| Poland | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 26% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 52% |
| Scientists | 8 | 35% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 39 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 37 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 13% |
| Professor | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 18% |
| Unknown | 6 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 9 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 26% |
| Unknown | 6 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 March 2013.
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#14,996
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