Guides @ UF: Research Metrics: Measuring the Influence and Impact of Research: Journal Impact & Ranking (2024)

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What are research metrics How do you measure research impact? ›

Research metrics are quantitative tools used to help assess the quality and impact of research outputs. Metrics are available for use at the journal, article, and even researcher level. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story and each metric also has its limitations.

You can find impact factors in the “Journal Citation Reports” section of the Web of Science database. Look for it along the ribbon at the top of the page. Scopus, which Harvard does not subscribe to, allows free lookup of its “CiteScore” calculation for journals.

Research impact is often measured using quantitative methods such as citation counts, the h-index, and journal impact factors. It can also be described qualitatively. Currently, there is no one tool or system that completely measures impact.

The calculation is based on a two-year period and involves dividing the number of times articles were cited by the number of articles that are citable. Calculation of 2010 IF of a journal: A = the number of times articles published in 2008 and 2009 were cited by indexed journals during 2010.

They fall into 2 categories, bibliometrics and altmetrics. - Bibliometrics are the traditional citation based metrics. They are based on citation counts, counting how many times a publication has been cited in another publication. - Altmetrics are web based metrics.

The Impact Factor is the average number of citations received by articles in a journal within a two-year window. So, if the journal has an Impact Factor of 1, in a given year articles published in the previous two years will typically receive one citation each.

You can find a journal's impact factor by referring to the Journal Citations Report (JCR) or Scopus. 🍋 What is an average 'good' impact factor? In general, an impact factor of 10 or higher is considered remarkable, while 3 is good, and the average score is less than 1.

Publication power approach (PPA) – the ranking position of each journal is based on the actual publishing behavior of leading tenured academics over an extended time period. As such, the journal's ranking position reflects the frequency at which these scholars published their articles in this journal.

The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as indexed by Clarivate's Web of Science.

Evaluation doesn't have to be difficult or labour intensive; the most important thing is to capture information (data, case studies and quotes etc.) that can effectively and concisely demonstrate your impact, and give a comprehensive picture to the project undertaken.

How do you monitor research impact? ›

Tracking the attention your research outputs generate beyond readership of academic journals using Altmetrics. Tracking downloads of your research outputs stored in institutional repositories. Using website analytics to analyse the attention that your research website receives.

There are dozens of measures of effect sizes. The most common effect sizes are Cohen's d and Pearson's r. Cohen's d measures the size of the difference between two groups while Pearson's r measures the strength of the relationship between two variables.

Finding a journal's impact and rank

You can find a journal's impact and rank by using: Scopus and SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) other ranking tools that supplement Scopus and SJR. other ways of assessing a journal's impact.

An article's impact may be measured using both traditional citation metrics or through non-traditional usage metrics, called Altmetrics. Traditional Impact Metrics examine how many times an article has been cited in other journal articles. Sources for these metrics include Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is calculated by Clarivate Analytics as the average of the sum of the citations received in a given year to a journal's previous two years of publications (linked to the journal, but not necessarily to specific publications) divided by the sum of “citable” publications in the previous two ...

Review existing data and feedback using the pathway as the lens. This usually includes basic data about stakeholders, feedback from interactions and testimonials. Define the most compelling impact story and what further data will be needed. Adapt, improve, refine and gather more data as the impact emerges over time.

How are Social Impact Metrics measured? They are typically measured using quantitative data, such as the number of people impacted or environmental metrics, and qualitative data, such as personal stories or community feedback.