**5. Conclusion**

As a global ranking system, webometrics represents an important step in the assessment of scientific institutions and scientists. It is very important, especially in countries which do not implement international standards and criteria through their institutional educational system. Through its main four parameters, the system entices healthy competition among scientific institutions and scientists. Along with all of the advantages, the system, like any other system, has some

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disadvantages, mostly in the domain of ranking of scientists and therefore of institutions through valorization of publications and quotes. Manipulations with a number of quotes and calculation of *h*-index and *i*-index can be removed with the application of new systems for measuring, such as *Z* score, or by introduction of new algorithms for recognition and prevention of these disadvantages.
