title: Quantifying Scientific Merit: Is it Time to Transform the Impact Factor?
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: biomedical research; citations; impact factor; publications; scientific merit