Can the journal impact factor be used as a criterion for the selection of junior researchers? A large-scale empirical study based on ResearcherID data

Lutz Bornmann, Richard Williams. Can the journal impact factor be used as a criterion for the selection of junior researchers? A large-scale empirical study based on ResearcherID data. J. Informetrics, 11(3):788-799, 2017. [doi]

@article{BornmannW17,
  title = {Can the journal impact factor be used as a criterion for the selection of junior researchers? A large-scale empirical study based on ResearcherID data},
  author = {Lutz Bornmann and Richard Williams},
  year = {2017},
  doi = {10.1016/j.joi.2017.06.001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.06.001},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/BornmannW17},
  cites = {0},
  citedby = {0},
  journal = {J. Informetrics},
  volume = {11},
  number = {3},
  pages = {788-799},
}