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Relative indicators are preferably used for comparative evaluation of thematically different sets of journal papers. The Relative Publication Strategy and Relative Subfield Citedness (RPS/RW) function referring to a set of papers selected was found to be identical with the Mean Expected Citation Rate and Mean Observed Citation Rate (MECR/MOCR) function.
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Vinkler, P. Relations of relative scientometric indicators. Scientometrics 58, 687–694 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:SCIE.0000006888.69146.24
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