Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: We show that as a consequence of basic properties of elementary arithmetic journal impact factors show a counterintuitive behaviour with respect to adding non-cited articles. Synchronous as well as diachronous journal impact factors are affected. Our findings provide a rationale for not taking uncitable publications into account in impact factor calculations, at least if these items are truly uncitable.
Authors: Rousseau, Ronald, Leydesdorff, Loet
Institution: University of Amsterdam
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2117989685