A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures

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Authors

Johan Bollen · Los Alamos National Security (United States)

Herbert Van de Sompel · Los Alamos National Laboratory

Aric Hagberg · Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ryan Chute · Los Alamos National Laboratory

Abstract

Our results indicate that the notion of scientific impact is a multi-dimensional construct that can not be adequately measured by any single indicator, although some measures are more suitable than others. The commonly used citation Impact Factor is not positioned at the core of this construct, but at its periphery, and should thus be used with caution.

Topics & Keywords

scientometrics and bibliometrics research Web visibility and informetrics Complex Network Analysis Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 4, Issue 6, pp. e6022-e6022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006022

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 38.92