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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2024.03.008

INFORMATION RESEARCH

Weighted Times Cited per Month(wTCm): A Paper Ranking Indicator for Prestigious Article Selection in Subject Across Years

  • Wang Lixue ,
  • Yuan Junpeng ,
  • Li Bin ,
  • Tie Chunlei ,
  • Guo Yihan
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  • 1 National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
    2 Department of Information Resources Management, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
    3 Beijing Association of Science and Technology, Beijing 100101;
    4 Beijing Service Center for Science and Technology Societies, Beijing 100101

Received date: 2023-08-15

  Revised date: 2023-10-27

  Online published: 2024-02-23

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This work is supported by the National Social Science Fund of China titled "Research on Joint Ranking Method of Chinese and Foreign Journals in the Same Subject Across the Selection System" (Grant No. 19BTQ190).

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Abstract

[Purpose/Significance] Outstanding paper selection in subject is a common application of citation analysis. The traditional approach of treating each citation equally is inherently limited in terms of its effectiveness and discrimination. However, weighted citation indicators often show better practicality due to the reinforcement by the new variable introduced. [Method/Process] This paper proposed a journal impact factor (JIF) based scheme named weighted times cited per month (wTCm) for prestigious paper selection across years. This new indicator employed converted JIF as citation weight, timing published interval monthly with an adjustment factor to eliminate consequences of yearly counting. [Result/Conclusion] Experiments show that, with prestige accumulation, it has better discrimination and interpretability in paper selection, and has more applicable and consistent than the approach of yearly thresholds.

Key words： citation analysis; weighted times cited; impact factor; academic prestige; paper selection; bibliometrics

Cite this article

Wang Lixue , Yuan Junpeng , Li Bin , Tie Chunlei , Guo Yihan . Weighted Times Cited per Month(wTCm): A Paper Ranking Indicator for Prestigious Article Selection in Subject Across Years[J]. Library and Information Service, 2024 , 68(3) : 85 -93 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2024.03.008

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