John S. Bailey Library: Research Impact: Article metrics

Article metrics

Which metrics are available at the article level?

Times Cited is the available metric that showcases individual scholarly contributions. Alternatively, you may find it labeled as Cited by, or Citations.

What does Times Cited measures?

This foundational metric measures the number of times an article has appeared in the reference list of other articles and books.

What is the rationale behind Times Cited?

The central idea behind times cited is that by default, a journal article can be considered to have impacted someone else's work if another scholar cites this item in one of his/her subsequent publications.

Which tools offer the Times Cited metric?

There are several tools like proprietary databases and free online ranking resources which offer metrics in the article level.

Check the tabbed box below to find out which tools offer the Times Cited metric and how to access them.

Proprietary databases
Free online ranking resources

Web of Science (WoS) is a bibliometrics and citation analysis platform that comprises a collection of citation indexes, and provides access to reference and citation data from academic journals, conference proceedings, and other resources in various academic disciplines.

1. Google Scholar is a freely available tool that offers the Times cited measure. It is labelled as Cited by.

Image showing times cited in Google scholar

2. Scopus Preview is the free version of Elsevier’s Scopus abstract and citation database. Although, we do not subscribe to Scopus, you can still use a free version of it. Scopus traces citations and impact factors of articles in peer-reviewed journals in all subjects, and is especially strong in the sciences. To use Scopus Preview you can either create a free user login, or simply search following the “author search” option at the top of the screen. Ignore the message "Login required to access Scopus", you can use the free "Author search" at the top of the page anyway.