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# A Correlation Analysis of Normalized Indicators of Citation

Version 1 : Received: 31 July 2018 / Approved: 1 August 2018 / Online: 1 August 2018 (05:57:55 CEST)

A peer-reviewed article of this Preprint also exists.

Kochetkov, D.M. A Correlation Analysis of Normalized Indicators of Citation. Publications 2018, 6, 39. Kochetkov, D.M. A Correlation Analysis of Normalized Indicators of Citation. Publications 2018, 6, 39.

Journal reference: Publications 2018, 6, 39
DOI: 10.3390/publications6030039

## Abstract

Recently, more and more countries are entering the global race for university competitiveness. On the one hand, global rankings are a convenient tool for quantitative analysis. On the other hand, their indicators are often difficult to quickly calculate, they often contradict each other. We thought about using widely available indicators for a quick analysis of the University's publication strategy. We opted for the normalized citation indicators available in SciVal analytical tool, i.e. Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) and Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI). We have demonstrated the possibility of applying the correlation analysis to the impact indicators of a document and a journal on the sample of the social and humanitarian fields at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. Particular attention was paid to the application of the results in practice.

## Subject Areas

normalized indicators; correlation analysis; Source Normalized Impact per Paper; SNIP; Field-Weighted Citation Impact; FWCI