New group for the Bio-resource Impact Factor project

Our partners in GEN2PHEN at INSERM have just launched a new community group on the Knowledge Centre:

BRIF - Bio-resource Impact Factor - http://www.gen2phen.org/groups/brif-bio-resource-impact-factor

[..]The idea is to construct a quantitative parameter to describe the use of bioresources, modeled on the publication ‘Impact Factor’. Such a BRIF would make it possible to document; 1. the quantitative use of a Bio-Resource, 2. the quality and the importance of research results involving it, and 3. the scientific and management efforts of those who set up and made available a valid bioresource and their institution.[..]

Clearly, researcher identity will play a key role in this work for identifying contributors (as  discussed previously on this site).

Gabrielle Bertier has added posted several interesting topics and questions to the group for discussion, e.g. which type of persistent identifer that would be suitable and the issue of standardizing citations of bio-resources in the literature.