Il fattore di impatto
Example: Il fattore di impatto della rivista è aumentato quest'anno.
Definition
"Il fattore di impatto" refers to a metric that measures the average number of citations received by articles published in a specific journal within a certain period, often used to evaluate the journal's influence and prestige in academic research.
Etymology
The term "il fattore di impatto" originates from the English phrase "impact factor," coined by Eugene Garfield in the 1960s to quantify the importance of scientific journals. In Italian, it was directly translated to describe this influential citation metric.
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