Scientometrics
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Volume 81: Issue 3
Should we use the mean citations per paper to summarise a journal’s impact or to rank journals in the same field?
Authors:
Michael CalverMurdoch University School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Murdoch Western Australia 6150 Australia

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J. BradleyMurdoch University School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Murdoch Western Australia 6150 Australia

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Pages:
611–615
Online Publication Date:
21 Apr 2009
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-008-2229-y
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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.

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0138-9130
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1588-2861

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Scientometrics
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