Iivari, J (Iivari, Juhani) Expert evaluation vs bibliometric evaluation: experiences from Finland EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 17 (2): 169-173 APR 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: Juhani.iivari at oulu.fi 

Author(s): Iivari, J (Iivari, Juhani) 

Title: Expert evaluation vs bibliometric evaluation: experiences from 
Finland 

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 17 (2): 169-173 APR 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: research assessment; expert assessment; bibliometric 
assessment 

Abstract: Research assessment can be based either on expert evaluation or 
bibliometric evaluation. This opinion paper evaluates pros and cons of 
these two approaches, concluding that they are complementary approaches. 
Therefore, they should be properly combined and synchronized to form an 
informative and cost-effective research assessment framework. 

Conclusion: It is hard to imagine that these findings would have been 
discovered without bibliometric data.  Therefore, I do not think that we 
should be dogmatically in favor or, or dogmatically against, either of 
these two approaches to research assessment.  Since they are pros and cons 
as Table 1 points out, they should not be seen as alternatives but rather 
as complementary approaches that can be used to triangulate with each 
other.  When properly synchronized they may form a cost-effective but 
informative research assessment framework.  There is an obvious need in 
Finland for a continued meta-analysis of alternative research assessment 
approaches at a much more detailed level of disciplines, hopefully 
including the disciplines of computing as own entities.

Addresses: Univ Oulu, Dept Informat Proc Sci, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland 

Reprint Address: Iivari, J, Univ Oulu, Dept Informat Proc Sci, Box 3000, 
FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland. 

E-mail Address: Juhani.iivari at oulu.fi 

Cited Reference Count: 8 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD 

Publisher Address: BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, 
HANTS, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0960-085X 

29-char Source Abbrev.: EUR J INFOR SYST 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Eur. J. Inform. Syst. 

Source Item Page Count: 5 

Subject Category: Computer Science, Information Systems 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 292JB 

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