Citation Distance Matters: Towards a New Metric for Evaluating Journal Impact

Citation Distance Matters: Towards a New Metric for Evaluating Journal Impact

NetSciX 2026 Conference Submission179 Authors

26 Sept 2025 (modified: 27 Sept 2025)NetSciX 2026 Conference SubmissionEveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY 4.0

Keywords: citation network, graph distance, journal rank, science evaluation, scientometrics

TL;DR: We show that incorporating citation distance within the journal citation network yields robust, manipulation-resistant metrics that better capture the quality and broad impact of scientific research than traditional citation counts.

Submission Number: 179

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