University of Newcastle Library guides
The following table provides an overview of the more common citation metrics useful for inclusion in grant and award applications, and for promotion.
It is important to remember that citation counts and H-Index scores will vary between databases. This variation occurs because each database will index different publications, across different date ranges. Variations can also occur due to poor quality data - such as duplicate records, misspelt citations, and missing authors.
Measures of researcher impact
| Metric | Where to locate |
| Citation counts - including total citations received, citations per year, citations for a specific time period |
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| Most highly cited publications |
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| Average citations per publication |
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| Weighed citation impact - several variations are available (FWCI, CNCI, FCR). All benchmark publications within a category or field and allow comparisons across disciplines. |
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| International collaborations - number and percentage of publications | |
| Industry collaborations - number and percentage of publications | |
| Impact beyond academia |
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| H-Index |
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Measures of journal impact
| Measure | Where to locate |
| Impact factor - current year and 5-year impact factor, quartile and rank within category | |
| CiteScore - including rank within category | |
| SJR (Scimago Journal Rank) | |
| Discipline ranking lists |
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