Publication point indicators: A comparative case study of two publication point systems and citation impact in an interdisciplinary context

Anita Elleby and Peter Ingwersen

Journal of Informetrics, 2010, vol. 4, issue 4, 512-523

Abstract: The paper presents comparative analyses of two publication point systems, The Norwegian and the in-house system from the interdisciplinary Danish Institute of International Studies (DIIS), used as case in the study for publications published 2006, and compares central citation-based indicators with novel publication point indicators (PPIs) that are formalized and exemplified. Two diachronic citation windows are applied: 2006-07 and 2006-08. Web of Science (WoS) as well as Google Scholar (GS) are applied to observe the cite delay and citedness for the different document types published by DIIS, journal articles, book chapters/conference papers and monographs. Journal Crown Indicator (JCI) calculations was based on WoS. Three PPIs are proposed: the Publication Point Ratio (PPR), which measures the sum of obtained publication points over the sum of the ideal points for the same set of documents; the Cumulated Publication Point Indicator (CPPI), which graphically illustrates the cumulated gain of obtained vs. ideal points, both seen as vectors; and the normalized Cumulated Publication Point Index (nCPPI) that represents the cumulated gain of publication success as index values, either graphically or as one overall score for the institution under evaluation.

Keywords: Journal Crown Indicator; Publication point indicators; Norwegian system; Web of Science; Google Scholar; Publication Point Ratio; Normalized Cumulated Publication Point Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2010.06.001

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