Original post on fediscience.org

The pandemic didn't just increase the use of #OpenAccess research in medicine, including #preprints. It also increased the impact of research about #OA and #ScholComm.

"The pandemic provided a substantial boost to the impact of research as measured by field-weighted citation impact or [#FWCI] […]

Citation Metrics and Their Hidden Costs in Research

A new paper argues that reliance on citation metrics like FWCI-scores above 1.0 signal above-average impact and CNCI may skew research agendas; the study was submitted on 26 Sep 2025. Read more: getnews.me/citation-metrics-and-the... #citationmetrics #fwci #cnci