Chinese Journal of Scientific and Technical Periodicals ›› 2025, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 1247-1255. doi: 10.11946/cjstp.202506080613

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Journal impact evaluation indicators based on supportive citations and its empirical research

XI Mengjuan1)(), LIU Xueli1),2),*()()   

  1. 1) School of Health Management,Henan Medical University,601 Jinsui Road,Hongqi District,Xinxiang 453003,China
    2) North Henan Medical University Library Yangtze River Road,Pingyuan Demonstration District,Xinxiang 453003,China
  • Received:2025-06-08 Online:2025-09-25 Published:2025-10-28
  • Contact: LIU Xueli

基于支持性引用的期刊影响力评价指标构建及实证研究

席蒙娟1)(), 刘雪立1),2),*()()   

  1. 1) 河南医药大学卫生健康管理学院,河南省新乡市红旗区金穗大道601号 453003
    2) 豫北医学院图书馆,河南省新乡市平原示范区长江大道 15 号 453003
  • 通讯作者: 刘雪立
  • 作者简介:

    席蒙娟(ORCID:0009-0000-2552-4132),硕士研究生,E-mail:

    作者贡献声明: 席蒙娟:调研文献,分析和处理数据,撰写与修改论文; 刘雪立:提出论文选题,确定论文内容框架,审核和修订论文。
  • 基金资助:
    国家社会科学基金项目“颠覆性指数引证数据来源和结构优化及其应用效果评价研究”(23BTQ085)

Abstract:

Purposes To construct journal influence evaluation indicators based on supportive citations:the rate of supportive citation (RSC) and the supportive citation impact factor (FSCI). In order to evaluate the influence of academic journals more scientifically and reasonably. Methods Based on the supportive citation data provided by the Scite platform, 234 Chinese SCIE journals (covering 14 ESI disciplines) were selected as the research objects. The disciplinary and journal distribution characteristics of RSC were analyzed, and the differences and changing trends between FSCI and journal impact factor (JIF) were explored. Moreover, the correlations between FSCI and comparison indicators such as JIF, JIF percentile, and total citation frequency were examined. And the robustness between FSCI and JIF groups were evaluated through the Bootstrap method. Findings The mean RSC of agricultural science is relatively high, while that of computer science is relatively low. Overall, the mean RSC of the 234 journals is 0.0252, and the differences in RSC are to some extent influenced by the nature of the discipline. There are 92 journals whose FSCI and JIF are in the same quartile, and the ranking changes significantly. The correlation coefficient between FSCI and RSC is 0.604, showing a moderate correlation with the comparison indicators. The correlation between FSCI and JIF varies in different groups (the width of the 95% confidence interval is approximately 0.41). However, RSC is not correlated with the comparison indicators. Conclusions There are significant differences in RSC among different disciplines and journals. By introducing semantic intent, FSCI can more accurately reflect the academic contributions and the degree of positive recognition of journals, providing a theoretical basis and empirical research for the construction of a more scientific and multi-dimensional journal evaluation system.

Key words: Rate of supportive citation, Supportive citation impact factor, Academic impact, Journal evaluation

摘要:

目的 构建基于支持性引用的期刊影响力评价指标——支持性引用率(rate of supportive citation,RSC)和支持性引用影响因子(supportive citation impact factor,FSCI),以期更加科学合理地评价学术期刊影响力。方法 基于Scite平台提供的支持性引用数据,选取234种中国SCIE期刊(涵盖14个ESI学科)为研究对象,分析RSC的学科和期刊分布特征,探讨FSCI与期刊影响因子(journal impact factor,JIF)差异及其变化趋势,且与JIF、JIF百分位、总被引频次等对比指标之间的相关性,并通过Bootstrap方法评估FSCI与JIF分组间的稳健性。结果 农业科学的RSC均值较高,而计算机科学的RSC均值较低。整体来看,234种期刊的RSC均值为0.0252,且RSC的差异在一定程度上受学科性质影响。FSCI和JIF在四等分分区一致的期刊共有92种,且排名变化显著。FSCIRSC相关系数为0.604,与对比指标呈中度相关,与JIF在不同分组下的相关性存在一定波动(95% 置信区间宽度约 0.41)。而RSC与对比指标不相关。结论 不同学科和期刊之间的RSC存在明显差异,FSCI通过引入语义意图,能够更精准地反映期刊的学术贡献与正面认可的程度,为构建更科学、多维的期刊评价体系提供了理论基础与实证研究。

关键词: 支持性引用率, 支持性引用影响因子, 学术影响力, 期刊评价