A wikiFactor is a measure of the 'popularity' of a wiki website. It is based on the Hirsch h-index which is commonly used to measure the impact a scientist has had in the literature.[1]
The wikiFactor is simply the number of pages in the wiki (wF) that have had more than 1000 multiplied by wF visits.
For example a wikiFactor (wF) of, say, 20 – means that page number 20 in the ranking of pages visited has received 20,000 or more visits, whereas page 21 has not yet reached 21,000 visits.
| Rank | Example view count | Factorous page? |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 41682 | Yes |
| 37 | 41232 | Yes |
| 38 | 38221 | Yes |
| 39 | 38117 | No |
| 40 | 36656 | No |
The WikiIndex site uses the wikiFactor as one of the measures for classifying the importance of a Wiki.[2]