f-Value: measuring an article’s scientific impact

Eleni Fragkiadaki (), Georgios Evangelidis (), Nikolaos Samaras () and Dimitris A. Dervos ()
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Eleni Fragkiadaki: University of Macedonia Economic and Social Sciences
Georgios Evangelidis: University of Macedonia Economic and Social Sciences
Nikolaos Samaras: University of Macedonia Economic and Social Sciences
Dimitris A. Dervos: Alexander Technology Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki

Scientometrics, 2011, vol. 86, issue 3, No 9, 686 pages

Abstract: Abstract The f-value is a new indicator that measures the importance of a research article by taking into account all citations received, directly and indirectly, up to depth n. The f-value considers all information present in a Citation Graph in order to produce a ranking of the articles. Apart from the mathematical equation that calculates the f-value, we also present the corresponding algorithm with its implementation, plus an experimental comparison of f-value with two known indicators of an article’s scientific importance, namely, the number of citations and the Page Rank for citation analysis. Finally, we discuss the similarities and differences among the indicators.

Keywords: Citation analysis; Citation graph; f-Value; Page Rank (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0302-9

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