arXiv 0901.26402009-01-17physics.soc-phphysics.data-an

Promise and Pitfalls of Extending Google's PageRank Algorithm to Citation Networks

Sergei Maslov, S. Redner

备注：: 3 pages, 1 figure, invited comment for the Journal of Neuroscience. The arxiv version is microscopically different from the published version
发表信息：: Journal of Neuroscience 28, 11103 (2008)
DOI：: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0002-08.2008

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We review our recent work on applying the Google PageRank algorithm to find scientific "gems" among all Physical Review publications, and its extension to CiteRank, to find currently popular research directions. These metrics provide a meaningful extension to traditionally-used importance measures, such as the number of citations and journal impact factor. We also point out some pitfalls of over-relying on quantitative metrics to evaluate scientific quality.

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