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Research Impact & Bibliometrics terms
Citations, rankings, retractions and how research itself is measured.
Altmetrics Measures of research attention outside traditional citation counts, such as social media mentions, downloads and news coverage. Bibliometrics The statistical study of publications, citations and authorship patterns to measure research output and influence. Citation analysis Studying the pattern of citations between publications to measure influence, map research fields or evaluate researchers. H-index A researcher's largest number h such that h of their papers have each been cited at least h times. Journal impact factor (JIF) A measure of how often a journal's articles are cited on average, used as a proxy for the journal's prestige. Open access Making research publications freely available to read online, without a subscription or paywall.