In case you’ve missed this one, an interesting analysis was recently published in Nature on citations of manuscripts published in predatory journal. If you contrast
Tag: scientific impact
PLOS ONE: How Many Is Too Many? On the Relationship between Research Productivity and Impact
Clearly if you do not published, you can never be cited…However, interesting to see that the Natural sciences field seems to taper-off more quickly than
How many citations are actually a lot of citations?
In a previous blog post, I suggested to my younger colleagues that while they should not care so much about the impact factor of the
The tyranny of the top science journals?
Are journals like Science, Nature and the like giving too much importance to themselves to the point of distorting the scientific process? A Nobel prize
Applying the 80/20 principle to scientific productivity?
The secret [to scientific success] is comprised in three words— Work, Finish, Publish. — Michael Faraday One of the thing I really like to do when
Exit impact factor and h-index, welcome real-time reputation metrics?
An interesting reads at TechCrunch on new forms of dissemination and measurements of scientific impact: Reputation Metrics Startups Aim To Disrupt The Scientific Journal Industry. In
Ruminating... 