Der Impactfaktor
Example: Der Impactfaktor der Zeitschrift beeinflusst die Forschungsbewertung stark.
Definition
"Impact factor" is a measure used in research to evaluate the importance and influence of a scientific journal based on how often its articles are cited within a certain period. It significantly affects the assessment of research quality and publication prestige.
Etymology
The term "Impactfaktor" comes from English, combining 'impact' meaning effect or influence, and 'factor' meaning a contributing element. It was adopted into German scientific language to describe the measurable influence of academic journals. Did you know? The concept was introduced in the 1960s by Eugene Garfield to help quantify journal significance.
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"Der Impactfaktor" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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