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Citation graph, weighted impact factors and performance indices

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  • Karol Życzkowski

    (Jagiellonian University
    Polska Akademia Nauk)

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A scheme of evaluating an impact of a given scientific paper based on importance of papers quoting it is investigated. Introducing a weight of a given citation, dependent on the previous scientific achievements of the author of the citing paper, we define the weighting factor of a given scientist. Technically the weighting factors are defined by the components of the normalized leading eigenvector of the matrix describing the citation graph. The weighting factor of a given scientist, reflecting the scientific output of other researchers quoting his work, allows us to define weighted number of citation of a given paper, weighted impact factor of a journal and weighted Hirsch index of an individual scientist or of an entire scientific institution.

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  • Karol Życzkowski, 2010. "Citation graph, weighted impact factors and performance indices," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 85(1), pages 301-315, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:85:y:2010:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-010-0208-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0208-6
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