Bibliometric Applications

Indicators and information we can give:

• Number of publications from a unit (for example research group, university, country)
• Number of publications from a unit in top ranked journals
• Number of citations for a unit
• Number of citations per publication for a unit
• Top 5% on a journals basis for a unit (for a definition sene separate page)
• CWTS journal normalized citation score (for a definition see separate page)
• KIs journal normalized citation score (for a definition see separate page)
• H-index (for a definition see separate page)
• Uncitedness for a unit
• Number of self citations from a unit
• Co-authorships between units, so called co-publication patterns
• Citations between units

Some examples on applications:

• Support when considering where to publish an article in subject x
• Showing strong research areas for a unit (for example research group, university, country)
• Create a basis for comparisons between qualified scientists
• If foreign research groups papers in subject x are more often cited than LiU-papers
• To what extent all medical research literature can be found in electronic form via the university library
• If large universities are more often cited than small ones
• Create a basis for comparisons between research result's impact in subject x for universities in Sweden
• Showing what countries LiU cooperates most frequently with, and which cooperations that give best impact
• Showing which the most productive journals in subject x are
• Showing which the most productive units in subject x are