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. 2016 Aug;17(8):1094-7.
doi: 10.15252/embr.201642823. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

The journal Impact Factor and alternative metrics: A variety of bibliometric measures has been developed to supplant the Impact Factor to better assess the impact of individual research papers

Lutz Bornmann  1 , Werner Marx  2
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The journal Impact Factor and alternative metrics: A variety of bibliometric measures has been developed to supplant the Impact Factor to better assess the impact of individual research papers

Lutz Bornmann et al. EMBO Rep. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Even though the journal Impact Factor remains popular for research assessment, it is not suitable for measuring the impact or quality of individual research papers. A range of alternative metrics have been developed to better judge the quality of academic papers.

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