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

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NetSciX 2026 Conference Submission179 Authors

Published: 30 Oct 2025, Last Modified: 30 Oct 2025NetSciX 2026 PosterEveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC 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