
Google Scholar indexes a vast majority of academic journal content, indexing nearly every word of the full text. It complements licensed discovery tools in providing depth of discovery, citations to subsequent articles, and exposure to related articles that many find useful. Citation tools generally work well with its article content. Although Google doesn’t tell us what is being indexed, it is hard to find academic journals that are out of its scope.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 8 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
