# Sentiment-aware Enhancements of PageRank-based Citation Metric, Impact Factor, and H-index for Ranking the Authors of Scholarly Articles

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08176 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2403.08176/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 13 Mar 2024.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Leveraging GANs for citation intent classification and its impact on citation network analysis](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.21162/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Heretofore, the only way to evaluate an author has been frequency-based citation metrics that assume citations to be of a neutral sentiment. However, considering the sentiment behind citations aids in a better understanding of the viewpoints of fellow researchers for the scholarly output of an author.