Citation metrics are based on the number of times a work is cited, as a indicator of the quality of the work: the more citations, potentially the greater the impact. Citation data is available from citation databases, discipline specific databases, and through an emerging range of alternative metrics.
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What are citation metrics?
Citation metrics are based on the number of times a work is cited, as a indicator of the quality of the work: the more citations, potentially the greater the impact. Citation data is available from citation databases, discipline specific databases, and through an emerging range of alternative metrics.
How do I find citation metrics?
Using your Google Scholar Citations account, you can see the citation counts for your publications and have GS calculate your h-index. (You can also search Google Scholar by author name and the title of an article to retrieve citation information for a specific article.)
Does Web of Science provide citations?
Web of Science does not count citations from every journal published around the world, nor does it count citations from books, conference proceedings, dissertations/theses, patents, technical reports or other types of publications.
What is Citation Index in research?
Citation indexes allow researchers to trace the impact of an article upon later publications. Besides including the bibliographic information about an article (author, article title, journal title, date, etc.), citation indexes also provide each article’s references or bibliography (the list of sources cited).
How many citations should a research paper have?
Generally, the minimum number of citations for a research manuscript should be around 25 and maximum should be around 40 to 50.
How do I find my Science Citation Index?
The Science Citation Index is accessed through the Web of Science platform, with which more databases can be searched simultaneously. To search the Science Citation Index individually use the More Settings option at the foot of the Web of Science search screen.
Is Web of Science same as SCI?
Web of Science(WoS) is an online subscription-based Scientific Citation Indexing(SCI) service originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information(ISI) during 1964.
How many citations is a lot?
What is a good number of citations? With 10 or more citations, your work is now in the top 24% of the most cited work worldwide; this increased to the top 1.8% as you reach 100 or more citations. Main take home message: the average citation per manuscript is clearly below 10!
How many citations is good for a scientist?
For all researchers, 5-10 citations of their papers will be great! Publishing in good journals help the citations of our articles.