Hello All,

I’m sorry I didn’t realize we were to have published our experiences on Web of Science on here… Mine is as follows…

Green, James N. “The Emergence of the Brazilian Gay Liberation Movement, 1977-1981.” Latin American Perspectives 21, no. 1 (1994): 38-55.

What is the total number of citations?

10

What can you learn about the number of citations to this article per year since it was published?

There is a spike in 2017 for some reason… ?

What can you learn about who cites this article?  What are their disciplinary identifications?

Mostly historians or political scientists who are outside of the US. Yet all of the references are in the English language, why?

 

AUTHOR: GREEN, JN

What is the total number of publications?

38

What is the H-index?

3

What are the average citations per item?

1.24

Which of these numbers would you prefer to have used in evaluations for hiring and tenure?  Why?

I suppose you would want to highlight the times other scholars cite your works because it speaks to how others value your publications in relation to their own work. I’m not sure I see the value in the h-Index.

Is this kind of analysis appropriate for all academic fields? Why or why not?

No – if there are only a few individuals who are interested in the same subject matter as to what you’re studying, then the possibilities of raw number of citations will be lower. Basing success on how many times others cite your work would create a positive-only feedback loop wherein researchers only publish material they think others will want to cite. Additionally, this site only references articles, which are important to the field of history, but most academic historians are judged on their monographs.

Why does the site only include English language research? While most academic journals are monolinguistic, many (especially international and specialized area-study fields) are multilingual and publish articles in various languages.