Scores of a specific field-normalized indicator calculated with different approaches of field-categorization: Are the scores different or similar?

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Highlights:

• Normalized citation scores using six different classification systems were calculated and compared.

• We find that scores based on journal sets are quite similar to those based on intellectual assignments on the paper-level.

• The scores based on algorithmic assignment strongly depend on the algorithmic details.

• Two of the studied algorithmic classification systems provide rather similar scores as journal sets and intellectual assignments.

• Two other algorithmic classification systems provide quite different scores.

摘要

•Normalized citation scores using six different classification systems were calculated and compared.•We find that scores based on journal sets are quite similar to those based on intellectual assignments on the paper-level.•The scores based on algorithmic assignment strongly depend on the algorithmic details.•Two of the studied algorithmic classification systems provide rather similar scores as journal sets and intellectual assignments.•Two other algorithmic classification systems provide quite different scores.

论文关键词:Scientometrics,Bibliometrics,Field classification,Normalization,Field-normalized citation score,Agreement of scores

论文评审过程:Received 10 March 2021, Revised 2 December 2021, Accepted 8 December 2021, Available online 25 December 2021, Version of Record 25 December 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2021.101241