
Bibliometric rankings of journals based on Impact Factors: An axiomatic approach
Bouyssou, Denis; Marchant, Thierry (2011), Bibliometric rankings of journals based on Impact Factors: An axiomatic approach, Journal of Informetrics, 5, 1, p. 75-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2010.09.001
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2011Journal name
Journal of InformetricsVolume
5Number
1Publisher
Elsevier
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75-86
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This paper proposes an axiomatic analysis of Impact Factors when used as tools for ranking journals. This analysis draws on the similarities between the problem of comparing distribution of citations among papers and that of comparing probability distributions on consequences as commonly done in decision theory. Our analysis singles out a number of characteristic properties of the ranking based on Impact Factors. We also suggest alternative ways of using distributions of citations to rank order journals.Subjects / Keywords
Bibliometrics; Journal rankings; Impact Factor; Expected utility; Decision theoryRelated items
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