University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Relationships between Journal Publication, Citation, and Usage Metrics within a Carnegie R1 University Collection: A Correlation Analysis

Mischo, William H.; Schlembach, Mary C.; Cabada, Elisandro

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Title
Relationships between Journal Publication, Citation, and Usage Metrics within a Carnegie R1 University Collection: A Correlation Analysis
Author(s)
  • Mischo, William H.
  • Schlembach, Mary C.
  • Cabada, Elisandro
Issue Date
2022-10-25
Keyword(s)
  • Journal publication
  • citations
  • usage measurements
  • bibliometrics
  • Carnegie R1
Abstract
This study examines the correlational relationships between local journal authorship, local and external citation counts, full-text downloads, link-resolver clicks, and four global journal impact factor indices within an all-disciplines journal collection of 12,200 titles and six subject subsets at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library. While earlier investigations of the relationships between usage (downloads) and citation metrics have been inconclusive, this study shows strong correlations in the all-disciplines set and most subject subsets. The normalized Eigenfactor was the only global impact factor index that correlated highly with local journal metrics. Some of the identified disciplinary variances among the six subject subsets may be explained by the journal publication aspirations of UIUC researchers. The correlations between authorship and local citations in the six specific subject subsets closely match national department or program rankings.
Publisher
American Libraries Association; Association of College and Research Libraries
Has Part
  • Processing and Pearson Correlation Scripts for the C&RL Article on the Relationships between Publication, Citation, and Usage Metrics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-0931140_V1
  • Data for: Relationships between Journal Publication, Citation, and Usage Metrics within a Carnegie R1 University Collection: A Correlation Analysis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-6810203_V1
Type of Resource
  • text
  • dataset
Language
en
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CC-BY-NC

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