Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.11.2.5

Distribution of Citations in one Volume of a Journal

Antonio Protić ; c/o Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture – University of Zagreb
Biserka Runje orcid.org/0000-0002-7786-0864 ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture – University of Zagreb
Josip Stepanić orcid.org/0000-0003-0674-9883 ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture – University of Zagreb

Abstract

Citations to published scientific articles are regularly collected and processed, bringing about the impact factor and a large number of other bibliometric indicators. We interpret the set of citations collected during fixed period as a characteristic statistical distribution of citations, argue about its properties and conjecture what statistical measures represent reliably such distributions. In that way we try to contribute to determining precisely the scope and level of suitability of impact factor if accompanied with a small set of additional indicators, all derived solely from the distribution function.

Keywords

citation; bibliometric indicator; impact factor; distribution function; sensitivity

Hrčak ID:

100638

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/100638

Publication date:

29.4.2013.

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