Table 3. Correlations Among 1-year N-pact Factors, 5-year N-pact Factors, and Citation Impact Factors across the Six Journals Studied.
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | NF-5 | |
2006 | 1.00 | |||||
2007 | .61 | 1.00 | ||||
2008 | .55 | .79 | 1.00 | |||
2009 | .78 | .95 | .88 | 1.00 | ||
2010 | .75 | .87 | .94 | .96 | 1.00 | |
NF-5 | .82 | .91 | .90 | .99 | .98 | 1.00 |
IF | −.46 | −.25 | −.57 | −.40 | −.49 | −.48 |
Note. The upper matrix represents the stability of rank ordering of journal's 1-year N-pact Factors (NFs) from 2006–2010. The lower rows represent the correlations among NFs in any one year and the NF-5 and the citation Impact Factors (IF) of journals.