Major databases to look for citations include:
- Web of Science (Thomson Reuters)
- SCOPUS
- Google Scholar
The ResearchID website is also a good way to collect author citations. SCImago journal & country rank is another database that can be reviewed.
The Web of Science database not only allows a researcher to search for their own publications and how many times each has been cited but also provides a range of journal measures. For instance, consider the following journal data collected below:
| Abbreviated Journal Title | ISSN | 2008 Total Cites |
Impact Factor |
5-Year Impact Factor |
Immediacy Index |
2008 Articles |
Cited Half-life |
EigenfactorTM Score |
Article InfluenceTM Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J LEARN SCI | 1050-8406 | 732 | 2.433 | 4.060 | 0.133 | 15 | 8.6 | 0.00292 | 1.969 |
| COMPUT EDUC | 0360-1315 | 1479 | 2.190 | 2.712 | 0.326 | 230 | 4.8 | 0.00317 | 0.449 |
| J TEACH EDUC | 0022-4871 | 719 | 1.222 | 1.293 | 0.222 | 27 | 8.7 | 0.00250 | 0.688 |
| BRIT J EDUC TECHNOL | 0007-1013 | 658 | 1.041 | 1.258 | 0.153 | 72 | 4.6 | 0.00231 | 0.306 |
| INSTR SCI | 0020-4277 | 541 | 0.917 | 1.816 | 0.160 | 25 | 9.2 | 0.00146 | 0.674 |
| INTERACT LEARN ENVIR | 1049-4820 | 124 | 0.914 | 0.853 | 0.053 | 19 | 6.6 | 0.00031 | 0.208 |
| EDUC TECHNOL SOC | 1436-4522 | 455 | 0.904 | 0.982 | 0.167 | 84 | 3.8 | 0.00098 | 0.129 |
| TEACH TEACH EDUC | 0742-051X | 1407 | 0.769 | 1.367 | 0.135 | 163 | 7.7 | 0.00273 | 0.353 |
| ETR&D-EDUC TECH RES | 1042-1629 | 584 | 0.695 | 1.144 | 0.188 | 32 | 8.4 | 0.00108 | 0.335 |
| AUST EDUC RES | 0311-6999 | 85 | 0.350 | 0.510 | 0.071 | 14 | 0.00041 | 0.195 | |
| AUST J EDUC | 0004-9441 | 126 | 0.150 | 0.056 | 18 | 8.9 | 0.00040 |
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