Relative Citation Ratio (RCR): A New Metric That Uses Citation Rates to Measure Influence at the Article Level

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B. Ian Hutchins,

Affiliation Office of Portfolio Analysis, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Xin Yuan,

Affiliation Office of Portfolio Analysis, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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James M. Anderson,

Affiliation Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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George M. Santangelo

* E-mail: george.santangelo@nih.gov

Affiliation Office of Portfolio Analysis, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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