Link-based metric values according to the journals’ coverage profile
| Link-based metrics (median values) . | Subject category . | p-value . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized (N = 106) . | Multidisciplinary (N = 229) . | Generalist (N = 10) . | ||
| Target—Links counts (T) | 124.5 | 218.0 | 437.0 | 0.017* |
| Target—Links counts (TF25) | 30.5 | 60.0 | 135.5 | 0.066 |
| Target—Links counts (T)/Publications | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.090 |
| Target—Links counts (TF25)/Publications | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.174 |
| Target—Referring domains counts | 23.5 | 45.0 | 99.5 | 0.035* |
| Target—Trust Flow score | 23.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | < 0.0001* |
| Target—Citation Flow score | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.5 | 0.034* |
| Source—Link density score | 19.8 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 0.044* |
| Source—External outlink counts | 36.0 | 40.0 | 32.0 | 0.726 |
| Source—External outdomain counts | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.231 |
| Link-based metrics (median values) . | Subject category . | p-value . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized (N = 106) . | Multidisciplinary (N = 229) . | Generalist (N = 10) . | ||
| Target—Links counts (T) | 124.5 | 218.0 | 437.0 | 0.017* |
| Target—Links counts (TF25) | 30.5 | 60.0 | 135.5 | 0.066 |
| Target—Links counts (T)/Publications | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.090 |
| Target—Links counts (TF25)/Publications | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.174 |
| Target—Referring domains counts | 23.5 | 45.0 | 99.5 | 0.035* |
| Target—Trust Flow score | 23.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | < 0.0001* |
| Target—Citation Flow score | 30.0 | 30.0 | 35.5 | 0.034* |
| Source—Link density score | 19.8 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 0.044* |
| Source—External outlink counts | 36.0 | 40.0 | 32.0 | 0.726 |
| Source—External outdomain counts | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 0.231 |
p-value is lower than alpha-value (0.05). Kruskal-Wallis test. Note: all metrics are totals for the journal.