{"id":2621,"date":"2026-03-01T00:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-x.net\/?page_id=2621"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:52:34","slug":"research-impact-projection-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science-x.net\/?page_id=2621","title":{"rendered":"Research Impact Projection Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eco-tool wp-block-group\" id=\"eco-tool-research-6d4b2\">\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__header\">\n    <h2 class=\"eco-tool__title\">Research Impact Projection Calculator<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__lead\">\n      Estimate future citation growth and research influence based on publication trends.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <form class=\"eco-tool__form\" id=\"eco-res-form-6d4b2\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__grid2\">\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\">Initial citations<\/label>\n        <input 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Initial citations Current citation count. Annual growth rate (%) Expected yearly citation growth. 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