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Article-level metrics
Article usage data Citation count
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Sum of pageviews
+ Sum of PDF downloads
 Article usage depends on the visibility of a specific journal.
 The reputation of the journal depends on the specific medical or scientific area.
 Within defined areas of interest, citation count depends on the quality of the journal.  Some organisations have built up article- and journal-level metrics.
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)
 Founded in 1960.
 Is part of Web of Science.
 Provides a list of journals, linked to specific categories. Currently more than 3750 journals are listed.
 Provides Science Citation Index (SCI), which contains a list of citations of earlier publications.
 From SCI Impact Factors (IF) may be calculated. IFs are a powerful tool to evaluate journals and papers.
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