title: How good is research really? Measuring the citation impact of publications with percentiles increases correct assessments and fair comparisons.
authors: Division for Science & Innovation Studies, Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society, Munich, Germany. bornmann@gv.mpg.de
authors: Lutz
authors: L
authors: Bornmann
authors: Werner
authors: W
authors: Marx
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards*; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*
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