Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation
Uses and Abuses
- Hardcover
136 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2016
Summary
Why bibliometrics is useful for understanding the global dynamics of science but generate perverse effects when applied inappropriately in research evaluation and university rankings.The research evaluation market is booming. “Ranking,” “metrics,” “h-index,” and “impact factors” are reigning buzzwords. Government and research administrators want to evaluate everything-teachers, professors, training programs, universities-using quantitative indicators. Among the tools used to measure “research…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262035125 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026203512X |
| Author: | Yves Gingras |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 16mm |
| Series: | History and Foundations of Information Science |
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…this is a great first read for anyone new to bibliometrics, and a great resource to anyone established in the field.
…this is a great first read for anyone new to bibliometrics, and a great resource to anyone established in the field.
—The BibliomagicianAbout The Author
Yves Gingras
Yves Gingras is Professor and Canada Research Chair in History and Sociology of Science, Department of History, at Universite du Quebec Montreal.
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