The Current Impact Factor and the long-term impact of scientific journals by discipline: A logistic diffusion model estimation
Loading...
Date
2006
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
SPRINGER
Abstract
This paper estimates the long-term impact of journals aggregated in 24 different fields, using a simple logistic diffusion model, and relates the results to the current impact factor. Results show that while the current and the long-term impact factors have a high cot-relation coefficient, some fields are systematically slower-moving than others, as they often differ in the proportion of the overall impact through time that occurs in the short term.