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This study explored an approach to boosting a journal’s citation potential by proposing the Referenced Value of a journal (RFVj) as a new measure for evaluating a journal’s performance. Because RFVj can be defined once a journal has been published, it offers advantages regarding the properties of timeliness and certainty over traditional indicators such as journal impact factor (JIF) and the total number of citations of a journal. Additionally, RFVj has merits with both calculation simplicity and data reproducibility. Taking the underlying assumption that a journal’s long-term citations, which is used as a reliable proxy of a journal’s impact, can be obtained through a longer citation time window (CTW), we investigated the correlation between RFVj and a journal’s cumulative citation counts (a journal’s Times Cited, TCj) with a longer CTW. The results indicate that RFVj has a statistically significant correlation with TCj, based on which we argue that by improving its RFVj a journal can improve its TCj, namely a journal can boost its citation potential by improving its RFVj.
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No | ISSN | N | RFVj | TCj | J index | TCavg |
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Biology and biochemistry 2013 | ||||||
1 | 0003-2697 | 407 | 9921.68 | 4926 | 24.38 | 12.1 |
2 | 0003-4266 | 53 | 2276.98 | 282 | 42.96 | 5.32 |
3 | 0003-9861 | 226 | 11,670.15 | 2856 | 51.64 | 12.64 |
4 | 0006-291X | 1664 | 54,458.88 | 20,797 | 32.73 | 12.5 |
5 | 0006-2979 | 161 | 9582.52 | 1319 | 59.52 | 8.19 |
6 | 0006-3088 | 161 | 2250.1 | 806 | 13.98 | 5.01 |
7 | 0006-3525 | 169 | 9939.86 | 2238 | 58.82 | 13.24 |
8 | 0006-3592 | 313 | 10,453.94 | 6301 | 33.4 | 20.13 |
9 | 0011-2240 | 113 | 2248.81 | 1191 | 19.9 | 10.54 |
10 | 0016-6480 | 339 | 12,337.98 | 4920 | 36.4 | 14.51 |
11 | 0018-5043 | 160 | 5881.93 | 1491 | 36.76 | 9.32 |
12 | 0019-5189 | 131 | 2611.34 | 990 | 19.93 | 7.56 |
13 | 0021-8782 | 112 | 3292.25 | 1649 | 29.4 | 14.72 |
14 | 0021-9258 | 3268 | 188,847 | 77,137 | 57.79 | 23.6 |
15 | 0022-152X | 152 | 2790.09 | 553 | 18.36 | 3.64 |
16 | 0022-2720 | 107 | 2414.9 | 1414 | 22.57 | 13.21 |
17 | 0022-3751 | 386 | 19,409.66 | 9783 | 50.28 | 25.34 |
18 | 0022-5193 | 354 | 13,212.38 | 4068 | 37.32 | 11.49 |
19 | 0031-6768 | 148 | 10,097.39 | 2597 | 68.23 | 17.55 |
20 | 0033-5835 | 9 | 2001.03 | 363 | 222.34 | 40.33 |
21 | 0033-7587 | 136 | 4165.49 | 2304 | 30.63 | 16.94 |
22 | 0034-7744 | 156 | 1377.26 | 584 | 8.83 | 3.74 |
23 | 0039-128X | 177 | 5278.16 | 2448 | 29.82 | 13.83 |
24 | 0044-5991 | 24 | 634.93 | 148 | 26.46 | 6.17 |
25 | 0045-2068 | 28 | 827.11 | 287 | 29.54 | 10.25 |
26 | 0065-1281 | 120 | 3816.74 | 961 | 31.81 | 8.01 |
27 | 0065-2164 | 17 | 2410.27 | 407 | 141.78 | 23.94 |
28 | 0099-2240 | 965 | 29,572.39 | 21,683 | 30.64 | 22.47 |
29 | 0171-967X | 122 | 4761.15 | 2595 | 39.03 | 21.27 |
30 | 0175-7571 | 74 | 2665.53 | 633 | 36.02 | 8.55 |
31 | 0175-7598 | 941 | 28,165.52 | 17,278 | 29.93 | 18.36 |
32 | 0231-5882 | 57 | 2056.17 | 270 | 36.07 | 4.74 |
33 | 0250-4685 | 70 | 1462.23 | 116 | 20.89 | 1.66 |
34 | 0250-5991 | 94 | 3768.99 | 733 | 40.1 | 7.8 |
35 | 0264-6021 | 410 | 24,990.82 | 8033 | 60.95 | 19.59 |
36 | 0301-1208 | 73 | 1912.63 | 467 | 26.2 | 6.4 |
37 | 0301-4460 | 77 | 1522.63 | 757 | 19.77 | 9.83 |
38 | 0301-634X | 45 | 1025.64 | 472 | 22.79 | 10.49 |
39 | 0303-6812 | 119 | 2715.15 | 1137 | 22.82 | 9.55 |
40 | 0304-4920 | 40 | 856.66 | 197 | 21.42 | 4.93 |
41 | 0305-1048 | 1318 | 86,208.64 | 64,742 | 65.41 | 49.12 |
42 | 0309-0167 | 187 | 6361.6 | 3211 | 34.02 | 17.17 |
43 | 0334-5114 | 50 | 1383.05 | 383 | 27.66 | 7.66 |
44 | 0340-7594 | 91 | 3424.25 | 986 | 37.63 | 10.84 |
45 | 0354-4664 | 201 | 2429.32 | 550 | 12.09 | 2.74 |
46 | 0362-2525 | 106 | 1623.88 | 974 | 15.32 | 9.19 |
47 | 0377-4929 | 98 | 980.21 | 325 | 10 | 3.32 |
48 | 0449-3060 | 157 | 3254.2 | 1461 | 20.73 | 9.31 |
49 | 0716-9760 | 53 | 2490.66 | 451 | 46.99 | 8.51 |
50 | 0717-3458 | 73 | 1614.7 | 265 | 22.12 | 3.63 |
51 | 0717-9502 | 240 | 1956.87 | 479 | 8.15 | 2 |
52 | 0724-6145 | 77 | 7875.63 | 804 | 102.28 | 10.44 |
53 | 0798-4545 | 44 | 320.47 | 24 | 7.28 | 0.55 |
54 | 0829-8211 | 66 | 3234.44 | 511 | 49.01 | 7.74 |
55 | 0885-4513 | 70 | 2026.42 | 505 | 28.95 | 7.21 |
56 | 0887-3585 | 198 | 7812.47 | 2643 | 39.46 | 13.35 |
57 | 0891-2963 | 39 | 598.61 | 207 | 15.35 | 5.31 |
58 | 0916-8451 | 458 | 8898.1 | 3151 | 19.43 | 6.88 |
59 | 0918-8959 | 155 | 4775.11 | 1658 | 30.81 | 10.7 |
60 | 0933-4807 | 32 | 1201.71 | 46 | 37.55 | 1.44 |
61 | 0939-4451 | 256 | 11,299.44 | 4509 | 44.14 | 17.61 |
62 | 0940-5429 | 125 | 4779.57 | 1692 | 38.24 | 13.54 |
63 | 0946-2104 | 31 | 369.51 | 58 | 11.92 | 1.87 |
64 | 0947-7349 | 100 | 2986.63 | 838 | 29.87 | 8.38 |
65 | 0952-3499 | 75 | 3151.47 | 699 | 42.02 | 9.32 |
66 | 0955-3002 | 127 | 3633.76 | 1155 | 28.61 | 9.09 |
67 | 0956-5507 | 47 | 654.28 | 425 | 13.92 | 9.04 |
68 | 0958-0670 | 156 | 5023.45 | 2218 | 32.2 | 14.22 |
69 | 0961-8368 | 173 | 7740.56 | 2907 | 44.74 | 16.8 |
70 | 0967-3334 | 131 | 1704.37 | 1374 | 13.01 | 10.49 |
71 | 0968-0004 | 68 | 8781.83 | 3830 | 129.14 | 56.32 |
72 | 0969-2126 | 204 | 12,205.06 | 5319 | 59.83 | 26.07 |
73 | 0970-9371 | 63 | 379.76 | 222 | 6.03 | 3.52 |
74 | 0972-5849 | 78 | 1074.23 | 219 | 13.77 | 2.81 |
75 | 1000-3282 | 136 | 7177.25 | 158 | 52.77 | 1.16 |
76 | 1015-2008 | 42 | 1871.91 | 586 | 44.57 | 13.95 |
77 | 1024-2422 | 41 | 736.16 | 155 | 17.96 | 3.78 |
78 | 1046-2023 | 213 | 16,188.79 | 4556 | 76 | 21.39 |
79 | 1046-5928 | 177 | 5029.59 | 1456 | 28.42 | 8.23 |
80 | 1047-8477 | 170 | 6529.86 | 2572 | 38.41 | 15.13 |
81 | 1050-7256 | 207 | 6382.46 | 4684 | 30.83 | 22.63 |
82 | 1059-910X | 170 | 2760.19 | 945 | 16.24 | 5.56 |
83 | 1062-3590 | 111 | 863.81 | 239 | 7.78 | 2.15 |
84 | 1071-5762 | 115 | 6203.49 | 2036 | 53.94 | 17.7 |
85 | 1075-2617 | 97 | 3578.74 | 716 | 36.89 | 7.38 |
86 | 1089-8603 | 77 | 3628.34 | 1385 | 47.12 | 17.99 |
87 | 1093-9946 | 108 | 12,490.57 | 1316 | 115.65 | 12.19 |
88 | 1096-7176 | 91 | 4463.57 | 3693 | 49.05 | 40.58 |
89 | 1224-5984 | 109 | 1403.62 | 307 | 12.88 | 2.82 |
90 | 1300-0152 | 91 | 1469.72 | 508 | 16.15 | 5.58 |
91 | 1310-2818 | 147 | 2710.66 | 354 | 18.44 | 2.41 |
92 | 1330-0962 | 37 | 1026.99 | 682 | 27.76 | 18.43 |
93 | 1351-0002 | 34 | 1136.76 | 397 | 33.43 | 11.68 |
94 | 1355-8382 | 160 | 12,099.03 | 4732 | 75.62 | 29.58 |
95 | 1364-5072 | 320 | 6713.63 | 4361 | 20.98 | 13.63 |
96 | 1367-4803 | 649 | 19,594.13 | 22,934 | 30.19 | 35.34 |
97 | 1389-1723 | 250 | 5485.34 | 2793 | 21.94 | 11.17 |
98 | 1431-6730 | 141 | 10,269.29 | 2252 | 72.83 | 15.97 |
99 | 1431-7613 | 27 | 1165.5 | 145 | 43.17 | 5.37 |
100 | 1439-4227 | 296 | 14,488.23 | 4351 | 48.95 | 14.7 |
101 | 1447-6959 | 44 | 435.23 | 233 | 9.89 | 5.3 |
102 | 1449-2288 | 109 | 5779.78 | 2529 | 53.03 | 23.2 |
103 | 1452-8258 | 43 | 1682.19 | 132 | 39.12 | 3.07 |
104 | 1464-7931 | 56 | 5143.41 | 3265 | 91.85 | 58.3 |
105 | 1471-2091 | 34 | 1317.64 | 233 | 38.75 | 6.85 |
106 | 1477-7827 | 117 | 2796.3 | 1529 | 23.9 | 13.07 |
107 | 1523-0864 | 306 | 34,600 | 13,018 | 113.07 | 42.54 |
108 | 1547-6286 | 177 | 14,526.29 | 4166 | 82.07 | 23.54 |
109 | 1554-8929 | 314 | 17,417 | 8622 | 55.47 | 27.46 |
110 | 1741-7007 | 68 | 4787.81 | 2369 | 70.41 | 34.84 |
111 | 1748-1708 | 128 | 6329.95 | 2044 | 49.45 | 15.97 |
112 | 1757-6180 | 197 | 5152.28 | 2636 | 26.15 | 13.38 |
113 | 1873-3468 | 129 | 6639.91 | 2255 | 51.47 | 17.48 |
114 | 1946-6234 | 212 | 16,525.27 | 16,400 | 77.95 | 77.36 |
115 | 1976-6696 | 98 | 4377.54 | 1181 | 44.67 | 12.05 |
No | ISSN | N | RFVj | TCj | J index | TC perpub |
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Economics and business 2013 | ||||||
1 | 0001-4273 | 74 | 2275.86 | 4309 | 30.75 | 58.23 |
2 | 0001-4788 | 24 | 207.87 | 300 | 8.66 | 12.5 |
3 | 0001-4826 | 73 | 717.47 | 1453 | 9.83 | 19.9 |
4 | 0001-6373 | 20 | 55.83 | 33 | 2.79 | 1.65 |
5 | 0001-8392 | 17 | 525.77 | 868 | 30.93 | 51.06 |
6 | 0002-8282 | 197 | 1161.72 | 6027 | 5.9 | 30.59 |
7 | 0002-9092 | 112 | 470.33 | 1251 | 4.2 | 11.17 |
8 | 0003-6846 | 418 | 2220.93 | 2245 | 5.31 | 5.37 |
9 | 0004-8992 | 14 | 26.46 | 73 | 1.89 | 5.21 |
10 | 0007-2303 | 12 | 32.86 | 241 | 2.74 | 20.08 |
11 | 0007-4918 | 14 | 22.58 | 79 | 1.61 | 5.64 |
12 | 0007-6503 | 25 | 370.57 | 287 | 14.82 | 11.48 |
13 | 0007-6791 | 59 | 373.49 | 404 | 6.33 | 6.85 |
14 | 0008-4085 | 63 | 352.73 | 372 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
15 | 0011-7315 | 40 | 479.91 | 510 | 12 | 12.75 |
16 | 0012-9682 | 67 | 537.34 | 2113 | 8.02 | 31.54 |
17 | 0013-0117 | 41 | 85.33 | 293 | 2.08 | 7.15 |
18 | 0013-0133 | 71 | 510.98 | 1070 | 7.2 | 15.07 |
19 | 0013-0249 | 40 | 203.32 | 177 | 5.08 | 4.43 |
20 | 0013-0427 | 33 | 207.84 | 323 | 6.3 | 9.79 |
21 | 0018-2702 | 33 | 113.45 | 117 | 3.44 | 3.55 |
22 | 0019-8676 | 35 | 242.76 | 208 | 6.94 | 5.94 |
23 | 0020-6598 | 50 | 323.27 | 384 | 6.47 | 7.68 |
24 | 0021-8456 | 34 | 350.93 | 883 | 10.32 | 25.97 |
25 | 0021-857X | 41 | 189.42 | 517 | 4.62 | 12.61 |
26 | 0021-9886 | 85 | 254.01 | 1190 | 2.99 | 14 |
27 | 0022-0507 | 31 | 127.76 | 187 | 4.12 | 6.03 |
28 | 0022-1856 | 40 | 107.5 | 237 | 2.69 | 5.93 |
29 | 0022-2186 | 32 | 285.01 | 385 | 8.91 | 12.03 |
30 | 0022-3808 | 29 | 294.1 | 843 | 10.14 | 29.07 |
31 | 0022-4367 | 37 | 167.43 | 443 | 4.53 | 11.97 |
32 | 0025-1909 | 166 | 1821.39 | 3934 | 10.97 | 23.7 |
33 | 0026-1386 | 32 | 138.03 | 131 | 4.31 | 4.09 |
34 | 0033-5533 | 40 | 379.86 | 2063 | 9.5 | 51.58 |
35 | 0034-6535 | 119 | 959.59 | 3131 | 8.06 | 26.31 |
36 | 0034-6586 | 43 | 168.14 | 360 | 3.91 | 8.37 |
37 | 0047-2506 | 46 | 928.93 | 1382 | 20.19 | 30.04 |
38 | 0092-2102 | 47 | 142.93 | 194 | 3.04 | 4.13 |
39 | 0093-5301 | 77 | 1314.28 | 2580 | 17.07 | 33.51 |
40 | 0143-5671 | 22 | 62.22 | 149 | 2.83 | 6.77 |
41 | 0143-7739 | 40 | 565.26 | 304 | 14.13 | 7.6 |
42 | 0266-2671 | 17 | 130.59 | 118 | 7.68 | 6.94 |
43 | 0266-4658 | 16 | 88.81 | 359 | 5.55 | 22.44 |
44 | 0266-4666 | 41 | 174.08 | 279 | 4.25 | 6.8 |
45 | 0268-1072 | 16 | 98.74 | 268 | 6.17 | 16.75 |
46 | 0305-9049 | 46 | 241.8 | 399 | 5.26 | 8.67 |
47 | 0306-686X | 46 | 517.67 | 330 | 11.25 | 7.17 |
48 | 0732-2399 | 54 | 532.02 | 798 | 9.85 | 14.78 |
49 | 0734-306X | 31 | 234.83 | 684 | 7.58 | 22.06 |
50 | 0735-0015 | 37 | 218.9 | 634 | 5.92 | 17.14 |
51 | 0737-6782 | 92 | 1614.4 | 1769 | 17.55 | 19.23 |
52 | 0747-4938 | 32 | 156.64 | 462 | 4.9 | 14.44 |
53 | 0953-5314 | 23 | 218.62 | 1062 | 9.51 | 46.17 |
54 | 0954-1985 | 23 | 131.55 | 118 | 5.72 | 5.13 |
55 | 0960-1627 | 30 | 112.31 | 281 | 3.74 | 9.37 |
56 | 0963-8180 | 24 | 223.46 | 273 | 9.31 | 11.38 |
57 | 0963-8199 | 49 | 210.69 | 173 | 4.3 | 3.53 |
58 | 0966-0879 | 19 | 124.17 | 198 | 6.54 | 10.42 |
59 | 0967-0750 | 27 | 139.68 | 142 | 5.17 | 5.26 |
60 | 0967-2567 | 40 | 111.23 | 85 | 2.78 | 2.13 |
61 | 0969-6016 | 43 | 247.36 | 349 | 5.75 | 8.12 |
62 | 1018-5895 | 33 | 172.6 | 103 | 5.23 | 3.12 |
63 | 1024-2694 | 32 | 123.87 | 130 | 3.87 | 4.06 |
64 | 1025-3866 | 17 | 134.42 | 162 | 7.91 | 9.53 |
65 | 1044-8004 | 19 | 282.31 | 147 | 14.86 | 7.74 |
66 | 1058-6407 | 39 | 259.5 | 323 | 6.65 | 8.28 |
67 | 1080-8620 | 30 | 178.32 | 199 | 5.94 | 6.63 |
68 | 1094-9968 | 23 | 334.22 | 924 | 14.53 | 40.17 |
69 | 1352-4739 | 24 | 88.73 | 45 | 3.7 | 1.88 |
70 | 1354-7798 | 40 | 316.51 | 267 | 7.91 | 6.68 |
71 | 1354-7860 | 36 | 140.59 | 88 | 3.91 | 2.44 |
72 | 1355-770X | 38 | 411.31 | 367 | 10.82 | 9.66 |
73 | 1356-3467 | 39 | 236.79 | 456 | 6.07 | 11.69 |
74 | 1361-374X | 32 | 130.1 | 95 | 4.07 | 2.97 |
75 | 1361-4916 | 21 | 73.01 | 130 | 3.48 | 6.19 |
76 | 1365-1005 | 67 | 330.33 | 349 | 4.93 | 5.21 |
77 | 1366-2716 | 38 | 481.33 | 360 | 12.67 | 9.47 |
78 | 1367-0271 | 16 | 62.26 | 77 | 3.89 | 4.81 |
79 | 1367-5567 | 32 | 216.99 | 226 | 6.78 | 7.06 |
80 | 1369-412X | 20 | 258.33 | 138 | 12.92 | 6.9 |
81 | 1434-4742 | 17 | 52.31 | 27 | 3.08 | 1.59 |
82 | 1452-595X | 41 | 137.41 | 122 | 3.35 | 2.98 |
83 | 1460-8545 | 25 | 649.12 | 1166 | 25.96 | 46.64 |
84 | 1463-1377 | 32 | 106.69 | 152 | 3.33 | 4.75 |
85 | 1463-6786 | 65 | 270.06 | 209 | 4.15 | 3.22 |
86 | 1465-1211 | 16 | 67.15 | 34 | 4.2 | 2.13 |
87 | 1465-6485 | 21 | 77.89 | 78 | 3.71 | 3.71 |
88 | 1465-7252 | 16 | 93.51 | 73 | 5.84 | 4.56 |
89 | 1467-2227 | 24 | 67.26 | 92 | 2.8 | 3.83 |
90 | 1469-7688 | 135 | 701.33 | 748 | 5.2 | 5.54 |
91 | 1470-5931 | 26 | 249.03 | 605 | 9.58 | 23.27 |
92 | 1470-6423 | 82 | 444.26 | 858 | 5.42 | 10.46 |
93 | 1470-7853 | 40 | 255.43 | 273 | 6.39 | 6.83 |
94 | 1471-0358 | 28 | 170.43 | 397 | 6.09 | 14.18 |
95 | 1471-7727 | 18 | 189.23 | 433 | 10.51 | 24.06 |
96 | 1471-9037 | 55 | 497.46 | 726 | 9.04 | 13.2 |
97 | 1472-4782 | 24 | 257.76 | 134 | 10.74 | 5.58 |
98 | 1474-7472 | 16 | 56.45 | 61 | 3.53 | 3.81 |
99 | 1478-3363 | 91 | 495.68 | 791 | 5.45 | 8.69 |
100 | 1479-8409 | 21 | 157.95 | 199 | 7.52 | 9.48 |
101 | 1523-4614 | 48 | 332.84 | 734 | 6.93 | 15.29 |
102 | 1524-1904 | 46 | 152.97 | 222 | 3.33 | 4.83 |
103 | 1529-7373 | 33 | 143.84 | 90 | 4.36 | 2.73 |
104 | 1535-3516 | 17 | 47.27 | 65 | 2.78 | 3.82 |
105 | 1535-3958 | 26 | 332.65 | 839 | 12.79 | 32.27 |
106 | 1540-1960 | 17 | 29.04 | 168 | 1.71 | 9.88 |
107 | 1938-9655 | 35 | 407.51 | 767 | 11.64 | 21.91 |
108 | 1941-520 | 15 | 771.72 | 1351 | 51.45 | 90.07 |
No | ISSN | N | RFVj | TCj | J index | TCavg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social sciences, general 2012 | ||||||
1 | 0954-0121 | 192 | 3183.5 | 2945 | 16.58 | 15.34 |
2 | 1087-2914 | 84 | 2040.2 | 1953 | 24.29 | 23.25 |
3 | 0001-4575 | 286 | 2019.3 | 6473 | 7.06 | 22.63 |
4 | 0894-587X | 45 | 706.9 | 831 | 15.71 | 18.47 |
5 | 0899-9546 | 42 | 694.4 | 627 | 16.53 | 14.93 |
6 | 1606-6359 | 51 | 688.1 | 631 | 13.49 | 12.37 |
7 | 1944-7515 | 34 | 541.5 | 986 | 15.93 | 29 |
8 | 1382-4996 | 39 | 467.7 | 840 | 11.99 | 21.54 |
9 | 0144-686X | 64 | 455.7 | 858 | 7.12 | 13.41 |
10 | 0002-7685 | 57 | 422.6 | 145 | 7.41 | 2.54 |
11 | 1608-5906 | 36 | 393.9 | 258 | 10.94 | 7.17 |
12 | 0002-7316 | 37 | 315.8 | 434 | 8.54 | 11.73 |
13 | 1043-4046 | 44 | 309 | 295 | 7.02 | 6.7 |
14 | 0002-7294 | 57 | 295.3 | 597 | 5.18 | 10.47 |
15 | 0164-0364 | 47 | 294.1 | 111 | 6.26 | 2.36 |
16 | 0889-048X | 38 | 249.1 | 728 | 6.56 | 19.16 |
17 | 0002-8312 | 40 | 223.5 | 1209 | 5.59 | 30.23 |
18 | 0886-9383 | 18 | 217.9 | 296 | 12.11 | 16.44 |
19 | 0002-7766 | 14 | 207.9 | 161 | 14.85 | 11.5 |
20 | 0001-8368 | 19 | 198.3 | 53 | 10.44 | 2.79 |
21 | 1017-6772 | 30 | 180.4 | 122 | 6.01 | 4.07 |
22 | 0095-3997 | 42 | 156.2 | 320 | 3.72 | 7.62 |
23 | 0002-726X | 24 | 144.4 | 149 | 6.02 | 6.21 |
24 | 0094-0496 | 49 | 123.6 | 1340 | 2.52 | 27.35 |
25 | 1726-569X | 24 | 117.6 | 25 | 4.9 | 1.04 |
26 | 0001-6993 | 20 | 105 | 299 | 5.25 | 14.95 |
27 | 0886-1099 | 31 | 97.9 | 162 | 3.16 | 5.23 |
28 | 0027-9048 | 18 | 68.3 | 87 | 3.79 | 4.83 |
29 | 1476-7503 | 23 | 55.2 | 145 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
30 | 0001-6810 | 20 | 54.1 | 178 | 2.71 | 8.9 |
31 | 0001-9909 | 29 | 45.3 | 611 | 1.56 | 21.07 |
32 | 0001-9720 | 26 | 40.5 | 265 | 1.56 | 10.19 |
33 | 1469-7874 | 16 | 39 | 290 | 2.44 | 18.13 |
34 | 0304-3754 | 21 | 35.9 | 138 | 1.71 | 6.57 |
35 | 0002-0184 | 24 | 33.9 | 81 | 1.41 | 3.38 |
36 | 0741-7136 | 22 | 32 | 236 | 1.45 | 10.73 |
37 | 1569-2094 | 16 | 29.5 | 28 | 1.84 | 1.75 |
38 | 0002-0206 | 23 | 24.3 | 164 | 1.06 | 7.13 |
39 | 0795-4778 | 13 | 14.5 | 20 | 1.12 | 1.54 |
40 | 0335-5322 | 29 | 12.4 | 31 | 0.43 | 1.07 |
41 | 0002-0397 | 13 | 11 | 143 | 0.85 | 11 |
42 | 1216-8076 | 17 | 10.6 | 23 | 0.62 | 1.35 |
43 | 1585-1923 | 14 | 4.7 | 69 | 0.34 | 4.93 |
44 | 1318-0185 | 42 | 1.8 | 50 | 0.04 | 1.19 |
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Lyu, G., Shi, G. On an approach to boosting a journal’s citation potential. Scientometrics 120, 1387–1409 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03172-2
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