title: The journal Impact Factor and alternative metrics: A variety of bibliometric measures has been developed to supplant the Impact Factor to better assess the impact of individual research papers.
authors.affiliation: Division for Science and Innovation Studies, Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bornmann
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marx
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D012106:Research