Impact factors can mislead

Affiliations

¹Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands

Links

PubMed: 8622752

Cited By (8)

Year	Entry
2008	Falagas ME, Alexiou VG. The top-ten in journal impact factor manipulation. Arch Immunol Ther Exp. July–August 2008;56(4):223-226.
2003	Frank M. Impact factors: arbiter of excellence? J Med Libr Assoc. January 2003;91(1):4-6.
2004	Kaltenborn K-F, Kuhn K. The journal impact factor as a parameter for the evaluation of researchers and research. Rev Esp Enf Dig (Madrid). July 2004;96(7):460-476.
1997	Seglen PO. Citations and journal impact factors: questionable indicators of research quality. Allergy. 1997;52(11):1050-1056.
1997	Seglen PO. Why the impact factor of journals should not be used for evaluating research. BMJ. 1997;314(7079):498-502.
2002	Glänzel W, Moed HF. Journal impact measures in bibliometric research. Scientometrics. February 2002;53(2):171-193.
2010	Abramo G, D’Angelo CA, Di Costa F. Citations versus journal impact factor as proxy of quality: could the latter ever be preferable? Scientometrics. September 2010;84(3):821-833.
2012	Vanclay JK. Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification? Scientometrics. August 2012;92(2):211-238.