Van, E; Ding, Y. 2010. Weighted Citation: An Indicator of an Article's Prestige. JASIST. 61 (8): 1635-1643

[Eugene Garfield]

Van, E; Ding, Y. 2010. Weighted Citation: An Indicator of an Article's Prestige. 
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY 61 (8): 1635-1643.

Author Full Name(s): Van, Erjia; Ding, Ying
Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; EIGENFACTOR(TM) METRICS; 
INDEX; PAGERANK; SCIENCE; MACRO

Abstract: The authors propose using the technique of weighted citation to 
measure an article's prestige. The technique allocates a different weight to 
each reference by taking into account the impact of citing journals and citation 
time intervals. Weighted citation captures prestige, whereas citation counts 
capture popularity. They compare the value variances for popularity and 
prestige for articles published in the Journal of the American Society for 
Information Science and Technology from 1998 to 2007, and find that the 
majority have comparable status.

Addresses: [Van, Erjia; Ding, Ying] Indiana Univ, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, 
Bloomington, IN 47405 USA

Reprint Address: Van, E, Indiana Univ, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Bloomington, IN 
47405 USA.

E-mail Address: eyan at indiana.edu; yingding at indiana.edu
ISSN: 1532-2882
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21349
URL w/fulltext: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.21349/abstract