Obviously, it cannot be fair to evaluate an individual scientist by a single number. So, I object to any kind of misuse of such numbers, especially the so-called impact factors, which were originally invented to rank journals but now widely misused in a silly way to rank scientists. The best way to refute possible confuse is perhaps to have a clear understanding of the contents of certain numbers. Here I would like to highlight two papers on this topic:
1. The most influential journals: Impact Factor and Eigenfactor, PNAS, 106:6883
2. An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output, PNAS, 102:16569
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