impact factor

Summary

impact factor is a magnitude^[1]. It draws 2,187 Wikipedia views per month (magnitude category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• impact factor's field of work was bibliometrics^[3].
• impact factor is the creator of Eugene Garfield^[4].
• impact factor's instance of is recorded as magnitude^[5].
• impact factor's instance of is recorded as coefficient^[6].
• impact factor's instance of is recorded as manipulated metric^[7].
• impact factor's instance of is recorded as citation impact metric^[8].
• impact factor's instance of is recorded as project^[9].
• impact factor's Commons category is recorded as Impact factor^[10].
• impact factor's official website is recorded as https://clarivate.com/products/scientific-and-academic-research/research-discovery-and-workflow-solutions/webofscience-platform/^[11].
• impact factor's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus^[12].
• impact factor's used by is recorded as citation analysis^[13].
• impact factor's used by is recorded as research assessment^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include magnitude^[5], coefficient^[6], manipulated metric^[7], citation impact metric^[8], and project^[9].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include citation analysis^[13] and research assessment^[14].

Why It Matters

impact factor draws 2,187 Wikipedia views per month (magnitude category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]