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Research Impact: Engineering Sciences

Paper-level metrics

Times Cited (Cited by, Citations) - The number of times an article has appeared in another publication’s reference list.


What is the idea?

The citation of a particular work means it has influenced a new piece of word – e.g. it has an impact.


Where to find it?

Databases are considered to be most comprehensive for discovering citation-based metrics: Google Scholar and Web of Science .