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'''wikiFactor''' ('''wF''') measures the impact of a [[wiki]] site. The wikiFactor | '''wikiFactor''' ('''wF''') measures the impact of a [[wiki]] site. The wikiFactor is based on the popular scientific '''[[wp:H-index|''h''-index]]''', as used for research citations. Details are given in the paper [http://arXiv.org/abs/0902.3439 wikiFactor: a measure of the importance of a wiki site]. It used to be very simple to calculate, as it was included as a statistical output of the integral core of some of the most popular {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engines}}. As an example for previous releases of the ubiquitious [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]; first one would go to the <tt>Special:Popularpages</tt> page, and the wikiFactor value is determined as the number of pages – wF – that has had more than 1000 wF visits. | ||
For example, the wikiFactor of [[WikiIndex]] (as reported by the final version of MediaWiki which included <tt>Special:Popularpages</tt>) is 20, ''i.e.'', page 20 in the list has had more than 20,000 visits, whereas page 21 has not yet reached 21,000 visits. | For example, the wikiFactor of [[WikiIndex]] (as reported by the final version of MediaWiki which included <tt>Special:Popularpages</tt>) is 20, ''i.e.'', page 20 in the list has had more than 20,000 visits, whereas page 21 has not yet reached 21,000 visits. | ||
For more detailed information, along with specific instructions for various | For more detailed information, along with specific instructions for various wiki engines, see [[Template:Size#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|how to calculate the wikiFactor of a site]], as shown in [[template:Size]]. | ||
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