Should we use the mean citations per paper to summarise a journal’s impact or to rank journals in the same field?

Michael C. Calver () and J. Stuart Bradley
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Michael C. Calver: Murdoch University
J. Stuart Bradley: Murdoch University

Scientometrics, 2009, vol. 81, issue 3, No 2, 615 pages

Abstract: Abstract The mean citations per paper is used increasingly as a simple metric for indicating the impact of a journal or comparing journal rankings. While convenient, we suggest that it has limitations given the highly skewed distributions of citations per paper in a wide range of journals.

Date: 2009
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