Example: El factor de impacto mide la relevancia de una revista científica.
Definition
"El factor de impacto" is a metric used to evaluate the significance and influence of a scientific journal by measuring the average number of citations received by its published articles within a specific period. It helps researchers assess the journal's relevance in the academic community.
The term "el factor de impacto" originates from the concept of 'impact factor' introduced by Eugene Garfield in the 1960s. It combines 'factor,' meaning an element or component, and 'impact,' referring to the effect or influence, to describe a measure of a journal's citation impact.
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"El factor de impacto" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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