diff --git a/docs/data-model/entities/other.md b/docs/data-model/entities/other.md index 7a708f2..9684dff 100644 --- a/docs/data-model/entities/other.md +++ b/docs/data-model/entities/other.md @@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ Scheme of reference for access right code. Currently, always set to COAR access ## BipIndicator -The different impact indicators as computed by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/). +The different citation-based impact indicators as computed by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/). ### indicator _Type: String • Cardinality: ONE_ The name of indicator; it can be either one of: -* `influence`: it reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). -* `influence_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). -* `popularity`: it reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. -* `popularity_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Popularity" indicator, which also reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. +* `influence`: it reflects the overall/total (citation-based) impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). +* `influence_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total (citation-based) impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). +* `popularity`: it reflects the "current" (citation-based) impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. +* `popularity_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Popularity" indicator, which also reflects the "current" (citation-based) impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. * `impulse`: it reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. For more details on how these indicators are calculated, please refer [here](/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators). diff --git a/docs/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md b/docs/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md index 92b9d72..23476e1 100644 --- a/docs/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md +++ b/docs/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ -# Impact indicators +# Citation-based impact indicators -This page summarises all calculated impact indicators, provided by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/), which are included in the [bipIndicators](../../data-model/entities/other#bipindicators) property (found under the [indicators](../../data-model/entities/research-product#indicators) property of the reseach product). +This page summarises all calculated citation-based impact indicators, provided by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/), which are included in the [bipIndicators](../../data-model/entities/other#bipindicators) property (found under the [indicators](../../data-model/entities/research-product#indicators) property of the reseach product). -It should be noted that the impact indicators are being calculated on the level of the research output. +It should be noted that the citation-based impact indicators are being calculated on the level of the research output. Below we explain their main intuition, the way they are calculated, and their most important limitations, in an attempt help avoiding common pitfalls and misuses. ## Citation Count (CC) • influence_alt ***Short description:*** -This is the most widely used scientific impact indicator, which sums all citations received by each article. -Citation count can be viewed as a measure of a publication's overall impact, since it conveys the number of other works that directly +This is the most widely used citation-based impact indicator, which sums all citations received by each article. +Citation count can be viewed as a measure of a publication's overall (citation-based) impact, since it conveys the number of other works that directly drew on it. ***Algorithmic details:*** diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/data-model/entities/other.md b/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/data-model/entities/other.md index 7a708f2..9684dff 100644 --- a/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/data-model/entities/other.md +++ b/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/data-model/entities/other.md @@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ Scheme of reference for access right code. Currently, always set to COAR access ## BipIndicator -The different impact indicators as computed by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/). +The different citation-based impact indicators as computed by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/). ### indicator _Type: String • Cardinality: ONE_ The name of indicator; it can be either one of: -* `influence`: it reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). -* `influence_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). -* `popularity`: it reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. -* `popularity_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Popularity" indicator, which also reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. +* `influence`: it reflects the overall/total (citation-based) impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). +* `influence_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total (citation-based) impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). +* `popularity`: it reflects the "current" (citation-based) impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. +* `popularity_alt`: it is an alternative to the "Popularity" indicator, which also reflects the "current" (citation-based) impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. * `impulse`: it reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. For more details on how these indicators are calculated, please refer [here](/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators). diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md b/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md index 92b9d72..23476e1 100644 --- a/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md +++ b/versioned_docs/version-7.1.3/graph-production-workflow/indicators-ingestion/impact-indicators.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ -# Impact indicators +# Citation-based impact indicators -This page summarises all calculated impact indicators, provided by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/), which are included in the [bipIndicators](../../data-model/entities/other#bipindicators) property (found under the [indicators](../../data-model/entities/research-product#indicators) property of the reseach product). +This page summarises all calculated citation-based impact indicators, provided by [BIP!](https://bip.imsi.athenarc.gr/), which are included in the [bipIndicators](../../data-model/entities/other#bipindicators) property (found under the [indicators](../../data-model/entities/research-product#indicators) property of the reseach product). -It should be noted that the impact indicators are being calculated on the level of the research output. +It should be noted that the citation-based impact indicators are being calculated on the level of the research output. Below we explain their main intuition, the way they are calculated, and their most important limitations, in an attempt help avoiding common pitfalls and misuses. ## Citation Count (CC) • influence_alt ***Short description:*** -This is the most widely used scientific impact indicator, which sums all citations received by each article. -Citation count can be viewed as a measure of a publication's overall impact, since it conveys the number of other works that directly +This is the most widely used citation-based impact indicator, which sums all citations received by each article. +Citation count can be viewed as a measure of a publication's overall (citation-based) impact, since it conveys the number of other works that directly drew on it. ***Algorithmic details:***