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AKI 1: Citation Based Research Evaluation

AKI 1.3: Talk

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 11:30–12:00, H 0112

Science Citation Index - Use and Abuse — •Claus Ascheron1, Werner Marx2, and Bettina Posselt31Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany — 2MPI f. Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany — 3FSU Jena, Germany

Is the science citation index the ultimate measure for the quality of scientific publications? Topics discussed in the presentation are:

\noindent-Distribution of international publishing activities

\noindent-What can you find in the science citation index (SCI)?

\noindent-Journals and other periodicals

\noindent-Citations of papers

\noindent-Most cited scientists

\noindent-Citations of institutions, Countries

\noindent-How representive is the science citation index?

\noindent-What should the SCI measure?

\noindent-Distribution of citations

\noindent-Possible distortions of the SCI

\noindent-Is a true comparison of the quality of papers possible through SCI?

\noindent-Subject variation in impact factors

\noindent-Individual influences

\noindent-Time dependence of referencing

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