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Over recent decades, the strong expansion of the number of researchers, the even stronger growth in the number of publication outlets, and managerial expansion have put heavy pressure on the peer-review system. Bibliometrics, which have been made possible by information technology, have increasingly become the yardstick for quality, a development which has been widely criticized by researchers. Biased measuring systems seemed to replace quality judgements, and the multiplication of evaluation work is even said to hamper scientific progress. In this volume, specialists from various disciplines criticize the mechanical use of uniquely metric assessment methods, which all have inherent systemic biases, and plead for the use of multidimensional tools. This book is based on the presentations and discussions at a symposium that was arranged jointly by the Academia Europaea and the Wenner-Gren Foundations and held in Stockholm in late May 2013.

Table of Contents:
Preface Contributors Abbreviations Part 1: Basic Considerations 1 Bibliometrics: issues and context Lars Engwall, Wim Blockmans and Denis Weaire 2 Science, problem-solving and bibliometrics Giuseppe Longo Part II: Instruments of Measurement 3 Advances in bibliometric analysis: research performance assessment and science mapping Anthony F.J. van Raan 4 Measuring research impact: not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted Jane Grimson Part III: Indicators for Rankings 5 Scientific performance indicators: a critical appraisal and a country-by-country analysis Michel Gevers 6 Research evaluation: improvisation or science? Giovanni Abramo and Ciriaco Andrea D'Angelo 7 How global comparisons matter: the 'truths' of international rankings Linda Wedlin Part IV: Journals, Editors and Publishers 8 Metrics and evaluation in publishing Nicola Gulley 9 The value and accuracy of key figures in scientific evaluations Jan Reedijk 10 On the quality of quality assessments Lars Engwall Part V: Bibliometrics in the Humanities and Social Sciences 11 Bibliometrics: use and abuse in the humanities Milena ic Fuchs 12 The objectives, design and selection process of the Flemish Academic Bibliographic Database for the Social Sciences and Humanities (VABB-SHW) Frederik Verleysen, Pol Ghesquiere and Tim Engels 13 The use of indicators in French universities Stephanie Chatelain-Ponroy, Stephanie Mignot-Gerard, Christine Musselin and Samuel Sponem Part VI: Conclusions 14 Science as big business Wim Blockmans, Lars Engwall and Denis Weaire Index


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  • ISBN-13: 9781855781955
  • Publisher: PORTLAND PRESS
  • Publisher Imprint: Portland Press
  • Height: 246 mm
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1855781956
  • Publisher Date: 22 Aug 2014
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Series Title: Wenner-Gren International Series
  • Width: 172 mm


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