Disparities in document indexation in two databases (Scopus and Web of Science) among six subject domains, and the impact on journal-based metrics
A previous study (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-020-03457-x) found a discrepancy between Elsevier’s CiteScore and Clarivate Analytics’ Journal Impact Factor (JIF) in library and information science (LIS) journals. One possibility to explain this discrepancy may lie in the number and type of documents used to calculate these journal-based metrics. Using the top quartile of Scopus-indexed...
Published at Scientometrics
Published in 2020
H.I. Okagbue; J.A. Teixeira da Silva; A.A. Opanuga
Okagbue Hilary Izuchukwu » Hilary Izuchukwu Okagbue Obtained his B.Tech, M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Mathematics and Statistics from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, University of Lagos, Covenant University in 2007, 2010 and 2019 respectively. His research interests include Data Analysis, Mathematical Statistics, Mathematical Cryptography and analysis of patterns in number theory. view full profile