Towards a new crown indicator: an empiri
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Ludo Waltman; Nees Jan van Eck; Thed N. van Leeuwen; Martijn S. Visser; Anthony
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Article
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2011
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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We present an empirical comparison between two normalization mechanisms for citation-based indicators of research performance. These mechanisms aim to normalize citation counts for the field and the year in which a publication was published. One mechanism is applied in the current so-called crown in