Re-interpretation of ‘influence weight’ as a citation-based Index of New Knowledge (INK)

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

K. I. Stergiou¹  D. Pauly¹ 

关键词: Impact factor;    Citedness;    Genetics;    Comparison between disciplines;   

DOI  :  10.3354/esep00090

来源: Inter-Research Science Publisher

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: A method proposed in 1976 by F. Narin and collaborators for assessing the ‘influence weight’ of journals is re-interpreted as a potential citation-based indicator of the impact of scientific and other publications which would allow for comparisons between publication types (e.g. regular articles, notes, books) and disciplines, whose practitioners typically exhibit radically different citation behaviors. This Index of New Knowledge (INK) is a dimensionless fraction, with the number of references in the paper to be evaluated + 1 as the denominator, and the number of citations accumulated during a certain period after publication as the numerator. Application examples are provided, covering different disciplines, and the pros and cons of INK are discussed and contrasted with the widely-used journal impact factor.

【 授权许可】

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