Averaging and globalising quotients of informetric and scientometric data
Journal of Information SciencePublished 1 June 1996
Leo Egghe, Ronald Rousseau
Citations28
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.63
SNIP1.31
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The difference is studied between an average of quotients, denoted as AQ, and a global average, obtained as a quotient of averages, and denoting as GQ, which becomes the average impact factor of a field and GQ becomes its global impact factor.
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Based on the particular case of the average impact factor of a subfield versus the impact factor of this subfield as a whole, the difference is studied between an average of quotients, denoted as AQ, and a global average, obtained as a quotient of averages, and denoted as GQ. In the case of impact factors, AQ becomes the average impact factor of a field, and GQ becomes its global impact factor.
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