impact factor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimpactandfactor
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impact
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk/ˈɪm.pækt/us/ˈɪm.pækt/
the force or action of one object ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk/ˈfæk.tər/us/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofimpactandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofimpact factor
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Theimpactfactorof the journal in which each of the papers was published was used as a measure of journal quality.
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It is clear to us all, however, that our future success depends in part upon ourimpactfactor.
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We also collected information on theimpactfactorfor each journal where the articles were published.
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Theimpactfactoris a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year.
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We could not observe any significant differences in the meanimpactfactorover the years.
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We reported theimpactfactoronly since 1993.
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The journal'simpactfactorrose from 0.71 in 2004, through 0.95 in 2005, to 1.49 in 2006.
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Nevertheless, there is a tendency for meta-analyses with less clinically important results to be published in journals with a lowerimpactfactor.
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There is no question now but that theimpactfactoris a significant feature when authors decide the potential forum for their work.
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To the uninitiated, the system of awarding animpactfactorcan seem as complex and mystical as the offside rule.
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Our next goal has to be to improve markedly ourimpactfactor.
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We are well aware, nonetheless, that authors are increasingly seeking to publish their papers in journals with a significantimpactfactor.
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The mean journal'simpactfactorhas changed slightly over the years.
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By sending us your best material, you will permit us to improve ourimpactfactor.
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Moreover, the averageimpactfactor, which is one of the measures of journals' quality and dissemination rate, has changed only slightly over the years.
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At its most simplistic, theimpactfactoris the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past two years have been cited in the current year.
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Furthermore, as the trend in citation varies with the discipline, it is useful to standardize discipline'simpactfactorrelative to the international average (shown in column 7).
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Being better known, their names on papers probably raise theimpactfactor, but young aspiring academics should also cultivate young colleagues who will later write assessments.
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In case of duplicate publication, we chose the most recent version or the version published in the journal with the highest reputation (orimpactfactorif available).
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