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Assessment of social sciences: The use of advanced bibliometric methods as a necessary complement of peer review

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  • Anthony F J van Raan

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In this paper it is argued that bibliometric performance indicators allow substantial improvement of peer-review based evaluation in the social sciences. Advanced bibliometric indicators provide up-to-date, detailed, ‘objective’and structured information on the performance (particularly ‘impact’) of a research group. They prevent the peer-review process from becoming too soft or too ‘uninterested’. They also provide information not readily made available by peer review. For instance, they allow comparison of performance within research fields but also between-fields analysis. Advanced bibliometric indicators provide a substantial insight into scientific communication practices. This is important for research management and for the work of individual scientists, and it contributes to a better understanding of the dissemination and use of knowledge. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Anthony F J van Raan, 1998. "Assessment of social sciences: The use of advanced bibliometric methods as a necessary complement of peer review," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 7(1), pages 2-6, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:7:y:1998:i:1:p:2-6
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    1. Peter Ingwersen, 2000. "The International Visibility and Citation Impact of Scandinavian Research Articles in Selected Social Science Fields: The Decay of a Myth," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 49(1), pages 39-61, August.
    2. Goodall, Amanda H., 2009. "Highly cited leaders and the performance of research universities," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(7), pages 1079-1092, September.
    3. Andrew J. Oswald, 2007. "An Examination of the Reliability of Prestigious Scholarly Journals: Evidence and Implications for Decision‐Makers," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 74(293), pages 21-31, February.
    4. Diana Tal & Avishag Gordon, 2017. "Publication attributes of leadership: what do they mean?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 112(3), pages 1391-1402, September.
    5. Diana Hicks, 1999. "The difficulty of achieving full coverage of international social science literature and the bibliometric consequences," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 44(2), pages 193-215, February.

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