Broader discussion about the use of metrics in mgmt/evaluation S&T metrics do much more than meas... more Broader discussion about the use of metrics in mgmt/evaluation S&T metrics do much more than measure: they signal desired outcomes, produce behavioural changes and have policy effects. Normative effects. Behavioural changes and policy effects. Problems are not due to lack of standards –but to evaluative context. Technical standards are insuficcient. Need for guidelines on use of metrics (Barré, 2010): From justification … (closing down the debate) …to deliberation (opening up the debate)
Trabajo presentado a la 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators: "... more Trabajo presentado a la 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators: "Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor" celebrada en Berlin (Alemania) del 4 al 6 de Septiembre de 2013.
The journal impact factor (JIF) and the Hirsch index, are two widely used parameters for evaluati... more The journal impact factor (JIF) and the Hirsch index, are two widely used parameters for evaluating scientific achievement. The JIF is a parameter which shows the citation score of a journal over the previous two years. The Hirsch index is a simple index to measure the citation performance of individual scientists. These achievement indicators can be used to evaluate research and are thus an indicator for scientific output. Nevertheless, they should not be used as a measurement of scientific quality. Scientific quality not only depends on citation scores, but also on originality, societal and scientific impact, robust methodology and validity and should therefore be evaluated on these parameters. Little is known about the influence that these factors have on science in general and on scientists but there is some evidence suggesting detrimental effects on scientific practice and quality.
Abstract Scientific literature is expected to contain a body of knowledge that can be indexed and... more Abstract Scientific literature is expected to contain a body of knowledge that can be indexed and retrieved using references and citations. References are subtexts which refer to a supertext, that is, the body of scientific literature. TheScience Citation Index has provided an electronic representation of science at the supertextual level by aggregating the subtextual citations. As the supertext, however, becomes independently available in virtual reality (as a “hypertext”), subtext and supertext become increasingly different contexts. The dynamics ...
Supplementary Report I to the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment an... more Supplementary Report I to the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management
Broader discussion about the use of metrics in mgmt/evaluation S&T metrics do much more than meas... more Broader discussion about the use of metrics in mgmt/evaluation S&T metrics do much more than measure: they signal desired outcomes, produce behavioural changes and have policy effects. Normative effects. Behavioural changes and policy effects. Problems are not due to lack of standards –but to evaluative context. Technical standards are insuficcient. Need for guidelines on use of metrics (Barré, 2010): From justification … (closing down the debate) …to deliberation (opening up the debate)
Trabajo presentado a la 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators: "... more Trabajo presentado a la 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators: "Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor" celebrada en Berlin (Alemania) del 4 al 6 de Septiembre de 2013.
The journal impact factor (JIF) and the Hirsch index, are two widely used parameters for evaluati... more The journal impact factor (JIF) and the Hirsch index, are two widely used parameters for evaluating scientific achievement. The JIF is a parameter which shows the citation score of a journal over the previous two years. The Hirsch index is a simple index to measure the citation performance of individual scientists. These achievement indicators can be used to evaluate research and are thus an indicator for scientific output. Nevertheless, they should not be used as a measurement of scientific quality. Scientific quality not only depends on citation scores, but also on originality, societal and scientific impact, robust methodology and validity and should therefore be evaluated on these parameters. Little is known about the influence that these factors have on science in general and on scientists but there is some evidence suggesting detrimental effects on scientific practice and quality.
Abstract Scientific literature is expected to contain a body of knowledge that can be indexed and... more Abstract Scientific literature is expected to contain a body of knowledge that can be indexed and retrieved using references and citations. References are subtexts which refer to a supertext, that is, the body of scientific literature. TheScience Citation Index has provided an electronic representation of science at the supertextual level by aggregating the subtextual citations. As the supertext, however, becomes independently available in virtual reality (as a “hypertext”), subtext and supertext become increasingly different contexts. The dynamics ...
Supplementary Report I to the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment an... more Supplementary Report I to the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management
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