Basics of Citation Metrics 2

RDS Learning Quiz:

Citation Metrics

Research Data Services, April 2022​

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Multiple Choice

What does Impact Factor measure? 

• The total number of citations received by published articles in the journal 

• The total number of publications of the journal 

• The average number of citations per article published in the journal  

• The average number of publications of the journal 

Multiple Choice

Who created the Journal Impact Factor?

• Jonathan Adams 

• Eugene Garfield

• Alan Pritchard

• Jorge E. Hirsch

CiteScore

What is CiteScore?

CiteScore of an academic journal is a measure reflecting the yearly average number of citations to recent articles in a journal. It was launched in 2016 by Elsevier as an alternative to the generally used Journal Impact Factor (by Clarivate).

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To learn more about CiteScore, visit the FAQ page here: https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14880/supporthub/scopus/

CiteScore Methodology

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Multiple Select

What’s the difference between CiteScore and Impact Factor?

[check 2 correct options]

• CiteScore is based on Scopus data and Impact Factor is based on Web of Science

• CiteScore is usually lower than Impact Factor for the same journal

• CiteScore has a better coverage of conference publications than Impact Factor

• CiteScore measures author impact while Impact Factor measures journal impact

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about FWCI is INCORRECT?

• It is possible to calculate the FWCI for an article, an author or an institution.

• The FWCI for an author can be found in Scopus

• FWCI takes into account disciplinary differences in citation patterns, thus can be used for benchmarking across disciplines.

• If the FWCI for a researcher is more than 1, it means that his/her citation impact is above average.

Multiple Choice

FWCI may be skewed and unstable over time for a small set of publications.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Researcher A has a h-index of 6. What does it mean?

• He has received 6 citations in total.

• His works have been referenced by at least 6 other authors.

• His top 6 cited papers have been cited at least 6 times each

• He has published 6 papers with a total of more than 6 citations

Multiple Choice

David, a professor of computer science, has a Scopus h-index of 43.

John, a professor of psychology, has a Scopus h-index of 35.

David has demonstrated stronger influence and research impact than John.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Why are citation counts different in Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science?

• It depends on the database used

• It depends on the range of sources included in the database

• It depends on how the references are searched by the database

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following author identifiers are integrated with IRIS?

• Google Scholar ID

• ORCID ID

• Scopus ID

• All of the above

Multiple Select

What are the limitations of citation analysis?[DD1] 

are the correct options A,B,C,E? [DD1]

• Citation tracking is limited to the source searched. Not every citing work may be included.

• Items can be cited incorrectly or in different forms, leading to missed results.

• Subject relevance, author attitude and the importance of a reference are not measured.

• Citation counts don't measure readership

• Citing material consists primarily of academic papers; other written material may or may not be included.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about Google Scholar is true?

[2 correct options]

• The content is crawled and indexed automatically. There is not much curation of content by humans.

• The same citation metrics found in Google Scholar (e.g. no. of citations or h-index) tends to be lower than Web of Science and Scopus

• Google Scholar indexes peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings and book chapters only

• A researcher who wants to find his h-index needs to setup a Google Scholar profile first

Multiple Choice

Review articles tend to be more highly cited than primary research articles.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is wrong?

• If I have a h-index of 5, it means I have at least 5 publications that have been cited at least 5 times each.

• If I have a FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact) of 1.87, it means that my work is 87% better cited than average for similar type of publications, subject areas and publication years.

• Google Scholar is the best source for citation metrics because it covers the widest range of sources.

• The h-index found in Scopus and Google Scholar are not directly comparable