On the current obsession with publication statistics
Crude publication statistics such as publication counts and impact factors are routinely being employed to assess individuals and institutions. Although they can play a role in an approximate preliminary assessment, using them for anything more is inappropriate due to their over-simplicity and ease...
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th-mahidol.299862018-09-24T16:47:51Z On the current obsession with publication statistics Michael A. Allen Mahidol University Multidisciplinary Crude publication statistics such as publication counts and impact factors are routinely being employed to assess individuals and institutions. Although they can play a role in an approximate preliminary assessment, using them for anything more is inappropriate due to their over-simplicity and ease of manipulation. Furthermore, it is argued that rewarding scientists for achieving high scores in such number-based evaluations ultimately leads to a slowing of scientific progress. Suggestions are given on how reliance on statistics can be reduced and their manipulation discouraged. 2018-09-24T09:47:51Z 2018-09-24T09:47:51Z 2010-03-01 Article ScienceAsia. Vol.36, No.1 (2010), 1-5 10.2306/scienceasial513-1874.2010.36.001 15131874 2-s2.0-77951127674 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/29986 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77951127674&origin=inward |
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Crude publication statistics such as publication counts and impact factors are routinely being employed to assess individuals and institutions. Although they can play a role in an approximate preliminary assessment, using them for anything more is inappropriate due to their over-simplicity and ease of manipulation. Furthermore, it is argued that rewarding scientists for achieving high scores in such number-based evaluations ultimately leads to a slowing of scientific progress. Suggestions are given on how reliance on statistics can be reduced and their manipulation discouraged. |
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