Comprehensive indicator comparisons intelligible to non-experts: the case of two SNIP versions

A framework is proposed for comparing different types of bibliometric indicators, introducing the notion of an Indicator Comparison Report. It provides a comprehensive overview of the main differences and similarities of indicators. The comparison shows both the strong points and the limitations of...

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Published in:Scientometrics 2016-01, Vol.106 (1), p.51-65
Main Author: Moed, Henk F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Science
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
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Summary:A framework is proposed for comparing different types of bibliometric indicators, introducing the notion of an Indicator Comparison Report. It provides a comprehensive overview of the main differences and similarities of indicators. The comparison shows both the strong points and the limitations of each of the indicators at stake, rather than over-promoting one indicator and ignoring the benefits of alternative constructs. It focuses on base notions, assumptions, and application contexts, which makes it more intelligible to non-experts. As an illustration, a comparison report is presented for the original and the modified source normalized impact per paper indicator of journal citation impact (SNIP).
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-015-1781-5