Whatever happened to Garfield’s constant?

András Schubert () and Gábor Schubert
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András Schubert: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Library and Information Center
Gábor Schubert: Stockholm University Library

Scientometrics, 2018, vol. 114, issue 2, No 22, 659-667

Abstract: Abstract The ratio of the total number of citations to the total number of cited papers was called “Garfield’s Constant” in some of the earlier works of Eugene Garfield. Later, he himself realized that the ratio is changing over time, but still was confident that behind this ratio some deeper regularity may be found. In the present paper a systematic analysis of this indicator, the Garfield Ratio is attempted. Its application in journal-level analysis is presented.

Keywords: Garfield’s Constant; Garfield Ratio; Garfield Factor; Citation rate; Impact factor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2527-3

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