Comment: Bibliometrics in the Context of the UK Research Assessment Exercise
arXiv:0910.3532 · doi:10.1214/09-STS285A
Abstract
Research funding and reputation in the UK have, for over two decades, been increasingly dependent on a regular peer-review of all UK departments. This is to move to a system more based on bibliometrics. Assessment exercises of this kind influence the behavior of institutions, departments and individuals, and therefore bibliometrics will have effects beyond simple measurement. [arXiv:0910.3529]
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