Paper by Peter Jacso Univ of Hawaii
Eugene Garfield
eugene.garfield at THOMSONREUTERS.COM
Wed Apr 13 19:18:24 EDT 2011
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TITLE: Pragmatic issues in calculating and comparing the
quantity and quality of research through rating and
ranking of
researchers based on peer reviews and bibliometric
indicators from Web of
Science, Scopus and Google Scholar (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Jacso, P email: jacso at hawaii.edu
SOURCE: ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW 34 (6). 2010. p.972-982
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED, BINGLEY
SEARCH TERM(S): CRONIN B rauth;
HIRSCH JE P NATL ACAD SCI USA 102:16569
2005;
BIBLIOMETR* item_title
KEYWORDS: Research; Peer review; Quality indicators
KEYWORDS+: RESEARCH ASSESSMENT EXERCISE; H-INDEX; CITATION COUNTS;
OF-SCIENCE; INFORMATION-SCIENCE; LIS FACULTY; LIBRARY;
IMPACT; CONS; PROS
ABSTRACT: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the
findings of two recently published papers (Norris and Oppenheim, 2003;
and Li et al., 2010).
Design/methodology/approach The findings were analyzed from the
practitioner's perspective about the procedures involved in calculating
the indicator values and the ranks and ratings. This was done with the
purpose of playing the devil's advocate, contemplating the reservations
and arguments of those who do not want to use metrics based on database
searches.
Findings One advantage of this project is that its results can be
compared at least partially with the findings of the three earlier RAEs
(although its grade classes have changed), as well as with some of the
other ranking lists in library and information management areas.
Originality/value Very importantly, the authors concluded that "it would
be premature in the extreme to suggest that citation-based indicators
could be used as a cost-effective alternative to expert judgments". This
is a strong, very realistic and fair statement. Even this recent
project's results are very valuable in spite of the problems mentioned.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: P Jacso, Univ Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
ISSN: 1468-4527
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