Refining dermatology journal impact factors using PageRank - 19/08/11
Denver, Colorado, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Abstract |
Background |
Thomson Institute for Scientific Information’s journal impact factor, the most common measure of journal status, is based on crude citation counts that do not account for the quality of the journals where the citations originate. This study examines how accounting for citation origin affects the impact factor ranking of dermatology journals.
Methods |
The 2003 impact factors of dermatology journals were adjusted by a weighted PageRank algorithm that assigned greater weight to citations originating in more frequently cited journals.
Results |
Adjusting for citation origin moved the rank of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology higher than that of the Archives of Dermatology (third to second) but did not affect the ranking of the highest impact dermatology journal, the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The dermatology journals most positively affected by adjusting for citation origin were Contact Dermatitis (moving from 22nd to 7th in rankings) and Burns (21st to 10th). Dermatology journals most negatively affected were Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (5th to 14th), the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (19th to 27th), and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings (26th to 34th).
Limitations |
Current measures of dermatology journal status do not incorporate survey data from dermatologists regarding which journals dermatologists esteem most.
Conclusion |
Adjusting for citation origin provides a more refined measure of journal status and changes relative dermatology journal rankings.
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Supported by the National Cancer Institute grant K-07 CA92550 (Dr Dellavalle). Dr Dellavalle serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Archives of Dermatology, and BMC Dermatology. Drs Schilling, Rodriguez, Van de Sompel, and Bollen have no conflicts of interest to declare. |
Vol 57 - N° 1
P. 116-119 - juillet 2007 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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