[Purpose/significance] This paper aims to analyze the characteristic of journal impact factor percentile indicator issued by JCR and its impact on journals.[Method/process] Starting with analysis on implication of journal impact factor percentile, this paper compares the statistical characteristic between it and journal impact factor. On the basis of factor analysis, it studies the relationship between journal impact factor percentile and other bibliometric indicators with multiple regression and quantile regression, and related coefficient of Spearman respectly.[Result/conclusion] The results show that:Journal impact factor percentile has changed the statistical characteristic of journal impact factor; Journals with low impact factor have lower relative values when converting into impact factor percentile, yet other journals have comparatively higher relative values; It has medium correlation between impact factor percentile and other bibliometric indicators; When the percentile of journal impact factor is low, the regression coefficient of its index is high, while the percentile is medium, the regression coefficient of aggregate indicator and eigenfactor indicator is low; Journal impact factor percentile is not an appropriate indicator to be used in multi-attribute evaluation of journals.
Yu Liping
. Study on Characteristic of ‘Journal Impact Factor Percentile’ Indicator[J]. Library and Information Service, 2016
, 60(10)
: 103
-107
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DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2016.10.014
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