A Citation-Based Ranking of German-Speaking Researchers in Business Administration with Data of Google Scholar

Autor/inn/en	Dilger, Alexander; Müller, Harry
Titel	A Citation-Based Ranking of German-Speaking Researchers in Business Administration with Data of Google Scholar
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 3 (2013) 2, S.140-150 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2013.779464
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; German; Business Administration; Databases; Citations (References); Comparative Analysis; Error Patterns; Bibliometrics; Rating Scales; Performance; Performance Factors; Journal Articles; Search Engines; College Faculty; Periodicals; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Deutscher; Business economics; Betriebswirtschaft; Datenbank; Citations; Zitat; Fehlertyp; Bibliometrie; Rating-Skala; Achievement; Leistung; Leistungsindikator; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Suchmaschine; Fakultät; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Deutschland
Abstract	Rankings of academics can be constructed in two different ways, either based on journal rankings or based on citations. Although citation-based rankings promise some fundamental advantages they are still not common in German-speaking business administration. However, the choice of the underlying database is crucial. This article argues that for German-speaking researchers in business administration (as an example for a non-English speaking scientific community in the social sciences) Google Scholar is an appropriate database. Unfortunately, it contains some structural errors that require diligent corrections. With that in mind, all 1572 members of the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) are ranked according to the citations of their recent publications (2005-2009). The results are compared to those of the Handelsblatt-BWL-Ranking which is the most prominent journal-based ranking of German-speaking academics in this discipline. It becomes clear that differences in method lead to different results. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01