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Absolute Impact Factor to Compare Journals and Research Publications of Different Subjects
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The paper explores the problem of the parameter, Impact Factor for analyzing research publications of different subjects. A new tool, Absolute Impact Factor is introduced as analytical solution to bring journals of all subjects in a scale.
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Absolute Impact Factor, Impact Factor.
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