The Institute for Innovation, Journal Development, Publishing, and Intellectual Property Rights (LIPJPHKI) at Universitas Airlangga recently held a workshop focused on enhancing the impact of research publications. The event took place on March 25, 2025, in the AUP Meeting Room at the LIPJPHKI Building on the MERR-C Campus. Faculty members and students from various academic disciplines participated in the workshop, which centered around strategies to improve citation rates and increase the academic visibility of research.
Opening Remarks
Professor Hery Purnobasuki, Ph.D., the head of LIPJPHKI, opened the workshop with remarks about the importance of promoting published work to maximize citation rates and enhance researchers’ H-index. The H-index is a critical metric for assessing research impact, with a higher H-index supporting both institutional accreditation and the academic progression of authors.
Keynote Address
The keynote address was delivered by Professor Ferry Efendi S. Kep., Ns., M.Sc., Ph.D., who shared insights on effective citation management. He emphasized the need for published works to align with authors’ areas of expertise and introduced several citation tracking tools, including Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), Google Scholar, and SINTA, which help in evaluating the impact of academic journals.
Measuring Citation Impact
Professor Efendi outlined three main levels for measuring citation impact. At the author level, citation counts can be tracked through platforms like Scopus and Google Scholar using metrics such as the H-index and i10-index, which indicate how frequently a researcher’s work is cited. At the article level, citation performance can be assessed through the Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI), with a value of 1 indicating the global standard; scores below 1 point to limited impact, while scores above 1 reflect a higher level of influence. For journals, the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is used to measure how often articles from a specific journal are cited in other scholarly works.
Importance of Collaboration
The workshop also highlighted the importance of collaboration in boosting citation rates. Professor Efendi encouraged researchers to build professional networks that foster reciprocal citations, while adhering to ethical academic standards to ensure accuracy and relevance.
Practical Session
In a practical session led by Rifky Octavia Pradipta, S. Kep., Ns., M. Kes., participants engaged in real-time calculations of their H-index using their Scopus accounts.
Conclusion
The organization of this workshop by LIPJPHKI aims to provide academics with essential skills and knowledge for ethically expanding the reach of their research. Such initiatives are intended to strengthen the national academic framework and contribute to the global body of scholarly knowledge.
Source: Universitas Airlangga
