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Changing research publication practices and the rise of research metrics

In: Handbook of Meta-Research

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  • Thed van Leeuwen

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This chapter discusses the nature of scientometrics/bibliometrics as a relatively young academic discipline, with a high degree of application in research policy and evaluation. While research metrics are seen by many in the science system as a way to objectify the quality of research, research metrics also create an imaginary order, in which the representing scores or rankings thus create absolute values. The chapter discusses various meta-level bibliometric perspectives, against a background in which three particular quantitative indicators or methods play an important role: Journal Impact Factor; h-index; and university rankings.

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  • Thed van Leeuwen, 2024. "Changing research publication practices and the rise of research metrics," Chapters, in: Alis Oancea & Gemma E. Derrick & Nuzha Nuseibeh & Xin Xu (ed.), Handbook of Meta-Research, chapter 16, pages 191-203, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:19695_16
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