caa a22 4500 445349883 CHVBK 20180317142840.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11192-011-0449-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11192-011-0449-z A recursive field-normalized bibliometric performance indicator: an application to the field of library and information science [Elektronische Daten] [Ludo Waltman, Erjia Yan, Nees van Eck] Two commonly used ideas in the development of citation-based research performance indicators are the idea of normalizing citation counts based on a field classification scheme and the idea of recursive citation weighing (like in PageRank-inspired indicators). We combine these two ideas in a single indicator, referred to as the recursive mean normalized citation score indicator, and we study the validity of this indicator. Our empirical analysis shows that the proposed indicator is highly sensitive to the field classification scheme that is used. The indicator also has a strong tendency to reinforce biases caused by the classification scheme. Based on these observations, we advise against the use of indicators in which the idea of normalization based on a field classification scheme and the idea of recursive citation weighing are combined. The Author(s), 2011 Bibliometric indicator nationallicence Citation impact nationallicence Field normalization nationallicence Recursive indicator nationallicence Waltman Ludo Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Yan Erjia School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA aut van Eck Nees Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands aut Scientometrics Springer Netherlands 89/1(2011-10-01), 301-314 0138-9130 89:1<301 2011 89 11192 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0449-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0449-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Waltman Ludo Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yan Erjia School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Eck Nees Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Scientometrics Springer Netherlands 89/1(2011-10-01), 301-314 0138-9130 89:1<301 2011 89 11192 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer