The principle of a new type of impact measure was introduced recently, called the "audience factor" (AF). It is a variant of the journal impact factor where emitted cita...
Our study aims at examining the suitability of Scopus for scientometric analyses in comparison with the Web of Science. The major research questions are:
Bibliometric analysis has a long tradition in the context of scientific communication (Hood and Wilson 2001). In current discussions related to the impact of research results one ...
Scientific communication is essential for the advancement of science and in generating benefits for the general society. Also it is fundamental in strengthening the knowledge soci...
—The productivity of scientists and the quality of their papers differ enormously. Still, all papers written get published eventually and the impact factor of the publication cha...