Scholarly impact refers to the influence that a scholar's work has on their academic field and beyond. It is typically measured by how often their research is cited, adopted, or built upon by other researchers. This includes bibliometrics, which is the field of study that uses quantitative analysis and statistics to measure and analyze publications of researchers, journals, or even entire fields of study.
Citation Counts
Number of times
an article is cited
h-Index
A measure of productivity and citation impact
Publications
Total count in
high-impact journals
Journal Impact Factor
A measure assessing the importance or prestige of a journal
Co-citations and
Collaboration Networks
Analysis of connections between works or researchers via citations or joint authorships
Almetrics
Topical Analysis
Contribution to the Field
Bibliographic Coupling
The extent to which two publications share common references
FCR Indicator
Percentiles
Field Normalized Metrics
However, scholarly impact can also encompass broader contributions, including
societal, educational, or interdisciplinary impact of scholarly work, such as:
Invited Talks
keynote addresses,
or editorial roles
Research Funding
such as grant
awards received
Policy influence
or real-world
application of research