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A Bibliometric Evaluation of the Research Outputs of Italian Economists

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  • Antonio Abatemarco
  • Roberto Dell'Anno

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Citation indexes have attracted substantial interest from both scholars and policy-makers in recentyears. This paper illustrates the potential and limitations of the use of bibliometric indicators to assessthe scientific productivity of research units (e.g., a single researcher or department). The main citationindexes are computed for a representative sample of 1327 Italian academic economists (secs p/01, p/02,p/03). Our analysis highlights the limited sensitivity of bibliometric rankings with respect to the citationindexes (h, g, g*, f, t, Fmax) and, vice versa, a greater sensitivity with respect to the database (Scopus, WoS,EconLit, Google Scholar). Finally, our estimates reveal that faculty position, Scientific Disciplinary Sector(SSD), geographic location, and, in some regressions, the size of the university, explain approximately20% of the variance in scholars' bibliometric performance.

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  • Antonio Abatemarco & Roberto Dell'Anno, 2013. "A Bibliometric Evaluation of the Research Outputs of Italian Economists," Economia politica, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 1, pages 97-126.
    • Handle: RePEc:mul:jb33yl:doi:10.1428/73102:y:2013:i:1:p:97-126
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    1. Fabio Zagonari, 2019. "Scientific Production and Productivity for Characterizing an Author’s Publication History: Simple and Nested Gini’s and Hirsch’s Indexes Combined," Publications, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-30, May.

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    J.E.L. I23; I28;

    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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