SPEC Kit 346: Scholarly Output Assessment Activities · 103
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
Using Bibliometric (Publication and Citation) Indicators to Demonstrate Impact (slides)
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/20647/1/Bibliometrics_Seminar_Feb2014_DSchol.ppt
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SIMPLE INDICATORS –
ALWAYS NEED CONTEXT
K Number of publications�
K Number of citations�
K Citations per publication (mean and median)�
K % not cited�
K h-index and variants
WHAT A RESEARCHER MAY SAY ABOUT
THEIR IMPACT… (WITHOUT CONTEXT)
I have 35 refereed journal articles, of which 33 are indexed by Web of
Science. These articles have received 230 citations, giving an average
citation per (indexed) paper of 7 (source: WoS, 01/14).
Of my 33 indexed journal articles, only 3 articles have not been cited by
others (9% not cited), and these were all published in 2013.
My h-index based on these indexed papers is 10 (source: WoS, 02/14).
CONTEXT CAN BE PROVIDED BY USING
K Baselines�
K Impact relative to discipline (average)�
K Impact relative to journal (average)�
K &.;86;4�
1 Publications in top 0.1%, 1%, 5% or 10% of distribution�
K Normalization by discipline, publication year
and document type
BASELINES AND RANKINGS –
EXAMPLES OF TOOLS
I have 35 refereed journal articles, of which 33 are indexed by Web of
Science. These articles have received 230 citations, giving an average
citation per (indexed) paper of 7 (source: WoS, 01/14).
15 of these articles exceed the expected citation rates for their respective
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Moreover, My 2006 Cell Pigmentation paper placed in top 0.1% of all
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My h-index based on these indexed papers is 10 (source: WoS, 02/14). I
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209 citations (WoS, 02/14). I also have an additional 3 papers not indexed by
WoS, with 29 citations based on Scopus data (02/14).
WHAT A RESEARCHER MAY SAY ABOUT
THEIR IMPACT…(WITH MORE CONTEXT)
OUR LIBRARY CAN ASSIST FACULTY WITH…
Journal Impact
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Which journal to publish in�
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Identifying journals with the best impact�
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Providing relevant and cost-effective collections for
researchers�
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Providing more context to individual impact�
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