Durieux, V; Gevenois, PA. 2010. Bibliometric Indicators: Quality Measurements of Scientific Publication. RADIOLOGY 255 (2): 342-351

[Eugene Garfield]

Durieux, V; Gevenois, PA. 2010. Bibliometric Indicators: Quality Measurements 
of Scientific Publication. RADIOLOGY 255 (2): 342-351.

Author Full Name(s): Durieux, Valerie; Gevenois, Pierre Alain
Language: English
Document Type: Article

KeyWords Plus: IMPACT FACTOR; EIGENFACTOR(TM) METRICS; RADIOLOGY 
RESEARCH; RESEARCH ARTICLES; HIRSCH-INDEX; H-INDEX; JOURNALS; 
PRODUCTIVITY; CITATIONS; SCIENCE

Abstract: Bibliometrics is a set of mathematical and statistical methods used to 
analyze and measure the quantity and quality of books, articles, and other 
forms of publications. There are three types of bibliometric indicators: quantity 
indicators, which measure the productivity of a particular researcher; quality 
indicators, which measure the quality (or "performance") of a researcher's 
output; and structural indicators, which measure connections between 
publications, authors, and areas of research. Bibliometric indicators are 
especially important for researchers and organizations, as these measurements 
are often used in funding decisions, appointments, and promotions of 
researchers. As more and more scientific discoveries occur and published 
research results are read and then quoted by other researchers, bibliometric 
indicators are becoming increasingly important. This article provides an 
overview of the currently used bibliometric indicators and summarizes the 
critical elements and characteristics one should be aware of when evaluating 
the quantity and quality of scientific output. (C) RSNA, 2010

Addresses: [Gevenois, Pierre Alain] Univ Libre Bruxelles, Hop Erasme, Dept 
Radiol, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium; [Gevenois, Pierre Alain] Univ Libre Bruxelles, 
Hop Erasme, Board Med Directors, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium; [Durieux, Valerie] 
Univ Libre Bruxelles, Res Unit Informat & Commun, Dept Informat & Commun Sci, 
B-1070 Brussels, Belgium

Reprint Address: Gevenois, PA, Univ Libre Bruxelles, Hop Erasme, Dept Radiol, 
Route Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
E-mail Address: pierre.alain.gevenois at ulb.ac.be

ISSN: 0033-8419
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.09090626
URL: http://radiology.rsna.org/content/255/2/342.abstract