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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 Posselt3 — 1Springer-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