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> Would it be possible to develop a numeric criterion to estimate the
> quality of publications?

> I am really interesting if there was any research addressing this problem?

Several journals are dedicated to scientometrics:

Cybermetrics, http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/
Scientometrics, http://springerlink.metapress.com/link.asp?id=101080

Regards,
Ovidiu
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Ovidiu Ivanciuc
Sealy Center for Structural Biology,
Department of Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics,
University of Texas Medical Branch,
301 University Boulevard,
Galveston, Texas 77555-0857
USA