Impact metrics

Why use impact factors?

David Pendlebury of Thomson Reuters discusses why impact factors were originally introduced and how they really should be used.

Tools to measure impact

  • eigenFACTOR

    Attempts to evaluate the influence of scholarly periodical and mapping the structure of academic research.

  • Journal Citation Reports (JCR)

    JCR presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world's leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community. It is the recognized authority for evaluating journals. See also: http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/free/essays/impact_factor/

  • Science Watch (Thomson)

    Provides a look at highly cited research straight from the source.

  • Journal-Ranking.com

    Red Jasper's Center for Journal Ranking (CJR) provides ranking for more than 7,000 journals from all disciplines.

  • SCImago Journal and Country Rank (SJR)

    A portal that includes journals and country scientific indicators developed from information contained in the Scopus database.


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