Relative Citation Ratio (RCR): An empirical attempt to study a new field-normalized bibliometric indicator
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چکیده
Hutchins, Yuan, M., and Santangelo (2015) proposed the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR) as a new field-normalized impact indicator. This study investigates the RCR by correlating it on the level of single publications with established field-normalized indicators and assessments of the publications by peers. We find that the RCR correlates highly with established field-normalized indicators, but the correlation between RCR and peer assessments is only low to medium.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JASIST
دوره 68 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017