Designing Formulae for Ranking Search Results: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.
Laura DouzeSylvia PelayoSabine BayenJulien GrosjeanGaétan KerdelhuéRomaric MarcillyPublished in: JMIR human factors (2022)
Following the evaluation, several improvements were implemented to give more weight to articles that match the search topic and to downgrade articles that have less informative or scientific value for the reader. Applying a qualitative methodology generates valuable user inputs to improve the ranking formula and move toward a highly usable search engine.