تأثير الاستشهادات
مقياس لمدى تكرار استشهاد باحثين آخرين بمنشورات الجامعة البحثية، يدل على تأثير إنتاجها البحثي وجودته.
يقيس تأثير الاستشهادات نفوذ بحث الجامعة عبر تتبع عدد مرات الإشارة إلى منشوراتها في أعمال أكاديمية لاحقة. وتشير أعداد الاستشهادات الأعلى عمومًا إلى بحث أكثر تأثيرًا ونفوذًا. وتمنح أنظمة التصنيف الكبرى وزنًا كبيرًا للاستشهادات — إذ تخصص THE 30% لمؤشرات جودة البحث بما فيها الاستشهادات، بينما تستخدم QS الاستشهادات لكل عضو هيئة تدريس كنسبة 20% من منهجيتها. ويأخذ تأثير الاستشهادات المُعدَّل حسب المجال في الحسبان اختلاف ممارسات الاستشهاد بين التخصصات.
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