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Field-Weighted Citation Impact

What is it?

  • The Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) of a publication is the ratio of citations received compared to the world average for similar publications (field, publication type and year of publication).  The FWCI of the "World" (the Scopus database) is 1.00.  It is calculated using citations from the year of publications, plus the following three years.  

How do I use it?

  • It allows you to benchmark the citation performance of a publication against similar publications.  A FWCI above 1.00 indicates the  publication has been cited more than expected according to the global average of similar publications.  For example a FWCI of 1.75 is 75% more than the world average.
  • It can be use to compare research performance across disciplines.

You can find more information about this metric here.

My publication Publication title has a Field-Weighted Citation Impact of 2.1, which is more than twice the world average, showing it is more highly cited than expected compared to the average for similar publications (Scopus, date).

Scopus

  1. Login to Scopus.
  2. Select 'Article Title' in the search menu dropdown. Search for the title of your publication.  Use quotation marks to narrow your search.  You can also search by DOI, by selecting it in the dropdown.
  3. Click on the article title in the search results. 
  4. You will find the Field-Weighted Citation Impact of the publication under the author affiliation.  
You can also find your publications via your author profile.
  • Last Updated: Mar 27, 2025 8:04 PM
  • URL: https://libguides.library.qut.edu.au/measuringresearchimpact
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