Q. What is Field-weighted Citation Impact (FWCI)?

Field-Weighted Citation Impact is the ratio of the total citations actually received by the denominator output, and the total citations expected based on the average of the subject field.

A Field-Weighted Citation Impact of:

• Exactly 1 means that the output performs just as expected for the global average.
• More than 1 means that the output is more cited than expected according to the global average. For example, 1.48 means 48% more cited than expected.
• Less than 1 means that the output is cited less than expected according to the global average.

Source: Scopus: Access and Use Support Centre