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Bibliometrics: Tracking Research Impact by Selecting the Appropriate Metrics

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Agarwal, Ashok, Durairajanayagam, Damayanthi, Tatagari, Sindhuja, Esteves, SandroC, Harlev, Avi, Henkel, Ralf, Roychoudhury, Shubhadeep, Homa, Sheryl +13 more·2016·Asian Journal of Andrology

Abstract

Traditionally, the success of a researcher is assessed by the number of publications he or she publishes in peer-reviewed, indexed, high impact journals. This essential yardstick, often referred to as the impact of a specific researcher, is assessed through the use of various metrics. While researchers may be acquainted with such matrices, many do not know how to use them to enhance their careers. In addition to these metrics, a number of other factors should be taken into consideration to objectively evaluate a scientist's profile as a researcher and academician. Moreover, each metric has its own limitations that need to be considered when selecting an appropriate metric for evaluation. This paper provides a broad overview of the wide array of metrics currently in use in academia and research. Popular metrics are discussed and defined, including traditional metrics and article-level metrics, some of which are applied to researchers for a greater understanding of a particular concept, including varicocele that is the thematic area of this Special Issue of Asian Journal of Andrology. We recommend the combined use of quantitative and qualitative evaluation using judiciously selected metrics for a more objective assessment of scholarly output and research impact.

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  • Keyword co-occurrence analysis is used to determine relationships between topics in the disciplines represented in this literature set, which can assist in identifying areas for current and future research.

    “It is used to determine the relationships between topics in the disciplines represented in this literature set, which in turn, can assist in identifying areas (clusters) for current and future research that constitute the theoretical constructs or underlying themes of the research area (Eck and Waltman, 2010; Agarwal et al., 2016).”

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    The AUTHOR RANK section describes keyword searches used to compare author rankings, not keyword co-occurrence analysis. The CITATION COUNTS section discusses tools for tracking citations and topic trends, but does not address mapping relationships between topics or identifying research clusters. Searches for co-occurrence and research themes found no supporting passage; page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • JIF shows a certain level of discrimination against less popular publication types that, in certain disciplines, are as important as original research articles.

    “In this way, JIF also shows a certain level of discrimination against less popular publication types that, in certain disciplines, are as important as original research articles [2,26,45,46,224,225,229].”
  • Only a minority of stakeholders employing bibliometric indicators are adequately familiar with their meaning and appropriate use.

    “Yet, only a minority of stakeholders employing bibliometric indicators are adequately familiar with their meaning and appropriate use [2,4,5,7].”
  • Today, JIF is often misused due to a misinterpretation of its meaning, as it has become a standard tool in virtually all evaluation practices at all levels, usually without proper considerations of the rationale for its use.

    “However, today, JIF is often misused due to a misinterpretation of its meaning, as it has become a standard tool in virtually all evaluation practices at all levels, usually without proper considerations of the rationale for its use [2,44,222,224-227].”
  • Evaluations of larger entities such as research or academic institutions and countries can only compare those similar in size.

    “The same applies in evaluations of larger entities, such as research or academic institutions and countries, since they can only be compared to those that are similar in size [2,26].”

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Agarwal, A., Durairajanayagam, D., Tatagari, S., Esteves, S., Harlev, A., Henkel, R., Roychoudhury, S., Homa, S., Puchalt, N., Ramasamy, R., Majzoub, A., Ly, K., Tvrda, E., Assidi, M., Kesari, K., Sharma, R., Banihani, S., Ko, E., Abu-Elmagd, M., Gosalvez, J., & Bashiri, A.
Affiliations
  • Cleveland Clinic (US)
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
  • University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Corresponding author
Agarwal, Ashok
Venue
Asian Journal of Andrology
Published
2016
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
296
ISSN
1008-682X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2263556835
Cited by
639
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 59 · 2025: 98 · 2024: 121 · 2023: 91 · 2022: 79 · 2021: 69 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2
FWCI
2.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-sa
Locations
  • Asian Journal of Andrology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (acceptedVersion)
  • Hispana (acceptedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries) (submittedVersion)
  • Biblos-e Archivo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Web visibility and informetrics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
Keywords
bibliometric analysis, research impact, research metrics, article-level metrics, varicocele, research career development
MeSH terms
Authorship, Humans, Periodicals as Topic, Bibliometrics, Biomedical Research, Journal Impact Factor, Open Access Publishing

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