http://ways.org/en/topics/citation_statistics The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://ways.org/en/2008/jun/20/%5Bhour%5D%5Bmin%5D/%5Buser%5D/quotusing_impact_factor_alone_judge_a_journal_using_weight_alone_judge_a_person039s_healthquot <p>The title of this post is a sentence taken from a <a href="http://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Report/CitationStatistics.pdf"> report on citation statistics</a> prepared by the<br /> <a href="http://www.mathunion.org/">International Mathematical Union (IMU)</a>. Another such take-home message is "Research is too important to measure its value with only a single coarse tool." Given that citation statistics are heavily used in assessing research and researchers, young scientists might gain a lot from investing some time to familiarize themselves with this subject.</p> http://ways.org/en/2008/jun/20/%5Bhour%5D%5Bmin%5D/%5Buser%5D/quotusing_impact_factor_alone_judge_a_journal_using_weight_alone_judge_a_person039s_healthquot#comments bibliometrics citation statistics h-index Hirsch index impact factor International Mathematical Union journal impact factor Mathematics research assessment scientometrics statistics young scientists http://ways.org/en/crss/node/1116 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:34:21 -0400 daniel 1116 at http://ways.org