Productivity and citation analysis
Bibliometrics involves conducting statistical analyses of publishing productivity and citations.
Productivity analysis
Productivity analysis is a basic component of bibliometrics which gives insight into the publishing volume of a group of researchers; how it has changed over time, and what publishing channels have been used.
Analyses provided typically include:
- Number of publications and publication types per group
- Share of publications published in top journal percentiles
- Journal metrics for the publishing channels
Productivity analyses has many potential uses:
- Input in the yearly strategic dialogue between Chalmers management and the departments (aka VP dialogues)
- Bibliometric performance parameters in the faculty model
- Basic data in evaluations of research quality (e.g. AoAs in 2012 and Departments in 2018)
- Background material for strategic discussions and plans at departments, AoAs, divisions, centres, etc
Citation analysis
Citation analysis is a central part of bibliometric analysis. Citations are regarded as a proxy for quality and a measure of the impact of a publication. The calculations differ from the productivity analysis in that they cannot be done until all publications have been published long enough – at least one year – to receive citations.
Analyses provided typically include:
- Citations per publication (self-citations excluded) compared to the world average within the same field and year: Field-Weighted Citation Impact, FWCI
- Publications belonging to the most highly cited within the same field and year: Outputs in Top Citation Percentiles
- How many of an entity’s publications have received at least one citation (self-citation excluded)
Citation analysis has many potential uses:
- Information on how different factors affect visibility and citation impact: collaborations, topics, etc.
- Evaluation of research environments and groups
Contact us
If you wish to get this analysis for your entity, please contact us at bibliometrics.lib@chalmers.se