The effects and their stability of field normalization baseline on relative performance with respect to citation impact: A case study of 20 natural science departments

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-113

  Colliander, Cristian ^a   Ahlgren, Per ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Citation impact; Essential Science Indicators field; Field normalization baseline; ISI Thomson Reuters subject category; Journal; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650521108     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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