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Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) - A Normalized Indicator of Citation Impact

by Research Support and Scholarly Communication, CityU Library on 2024-02-28T10:30:00+08:00 | Research Impact Measurement | 0 Comments


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Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) is a metric used to assess the research performance of different entities, including authors, institutions, subjects, countries, and regions. It provides a benchmark by measuring the relative number of citations received by a set of publications compared to the average number of citations received by similar publications. Publications with the same publication year, publication type, and discipline are considered similar. The data used for FWCI calculations is sourced from the Scopus database.

28 February 2024

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One of the key advantages of FWCI is that it offers a normalized and comparable measure of citation impact. A FWCI value of 1.00 indicates that the set of publications has received citations at the expected global average for similar publications. Values above 1.00 indicate an above-average impact, while values below 1.00 suggest a below-average impact. Researchers, institutions, and other stakeholders can access Scopus or SciVal databases to explore FWCI and gain a deeper understanding of research performance in their respective fields or areas of interest. This allows them to make informed decisions and evaluations, support strategic planning, allocate resources effectively, and consider promotions based on research impact.

To delve deeper into the topic, watch the videos below and view our user guides Impact of Authors > FWCI and Impact of Articles > FWCI.

What is Field-Weighted Citation Impact?

How to locate Field-Weighted Citation Impact?

Visit our guide Measuring Research Impact for more information.


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