The functional relation between the impact factor and the uncitedness factor revisited

L. Egghe

Journal of Informetrics, 2013, vol. 7, issue 1, 183-189

Abstract: We give a heuristic proof of the relation between the impact factor (IF) and the uncitedness factor (U), the fraction of the papers that are uncited:U=11+IF

Keywords: Impact factor; Uncitedness factor; Universal informetric law; Distribution dependent law; Parameter dependent law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.10.007

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