LibGuides: Nursing Faculty Scholarship Resources: Journal Impact Factors and H-Index

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Eigenfactor Journal Ranking
Freely available information on Journal Impact and Article Impact. Designed to work more closely to the way Google ranks websites.
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Recommended: check out more information on the ranking system on the "About" page under "Advantages of the Eigenfactor Metrics" subheading here

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
To find journal impact factor information, click the "menu," (appears as three grey dashes in the upper left-hand corner) and "Metrics." From here, you can drill down by clicking on "Categories."

Scimago Journal & Country Rank
Use this free online resource to explore journal and country rankings.

Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Click on "Products" in the upper right corner and select "Journal Citation Reports.". This will allow you to run reports on categories of journals or search for individual journals for more information about their overall impact.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
If you have a Google Scholar profile, you can examine the H-Index that Google has calculated for you. Click on "My Profile" in the upper right-hand corner to see citations to your work that Google has been able to gather. This could include items that do not appear in Web of Science.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Find your H-Index using the "Author Search" feature. Search for your name, include alternative names you may publish under (with/without initials, etc.) in order to gather everything found in Web of Science Core Collection and valuable information about your scholarship.

Harzing's Publish or Perish
Downloadable software that aggregates citations and journal information from multiple reputable sources and offers a variety of impact analyses and metrics.
Citation Metrics Used in Harzing's Publish or Perish
Publish or perish help file that discusses the many metrics the software uses and how they can apply to individual cases.

Altmetrics
Designed to find where your research is impacting the internet and social media spheres. Offers the free browser plugin "Bookmarklet" that allows you to see social shares of articles with a DOI number on displayed on the page. Also, Altmetric Badges for websites and online profiles.