"Average" number of citations?

[Stephen J Bensman]

Impact factor is basically this measure, and it is in the JCR located at
your library.  Go talk to a reference librarian. -- SB






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Subject:    [SIGMETRICS] "Average" number of citations?

This may be a dumb question, but here goes...

Is there a way to use Web of Science or Journal Citation Reports to
determine the average (mean) number of citations for a given journal title,
or for journals within a given subject category?

Bernie Sloan
Senior Library Information Systems Consultant, ILCSO
University of Illinois Office for Planning and Budgeting
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Champaign, IL  61820

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