Metrics & Impact Core

Category: Journal Level

Definition: This indicator is calculated as the number of citations given in the present year to publications in the past three years divided by the total number of publications in the past three years.

Location: 

CWTS Journal Indicators website and in Scopus.

Field Normalized? Yes

Caveats: 

• Can be affected by self-citations within the journal.
• Can be affected by a few highly cited articles within the journal (includes review articles, which tend to garner more citations).

Sample Statement: Dr. Fauci frequently publishes in the New England Journal of Medicine, which had a SNIP score of 17.194 in 2022.

What that means: Articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine received a median number of 17.194 citations for the years 2019 through 2021.