Scale-Independent Bibliometric Indicators

Autor/in	Katz, J. Sylvan
Titel	Scale-Independent Bibliometric Indicators
Quelle	In: Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 3 (2005) 1, S.24-28 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-6367
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Scientific Research; Medical Research; Peer Evaluation; Foreign Countries; Citation Analysis; Bibliometrics; Evaluation Criteria; Evaluation Methods; Measurement; Measurement Techniques; Research Methodology; Periodicals; Comparative Analysis; Evaluation Problems; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; Bibliometrie; Messverfahren; Messtechnik; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Deutschland
Abstract	This article presents the author's critique of Anthony F. J. van Raan's article titled, "Measurement of Central Aspects of Scientific Research: Performance, Interdisciplinarity, Structure." van Raan makes an excellent case for using bibliometric data to measure some central aspects of scientific research and to construct indicators of groups: research groups, university departments, and institutes. He claims that, next to peer review, these indicators are indispensable for evaluating research and can be used in parallel with peer review processes. By way of an example, van Raan provides a table containing nine indicators for a German medical research institute. Two of these indicators--articles (P) and citations (C)--are established proxy measures for the size of a group and the impact of its published research (Katz & Hicks, 1997). The ratio between citations and articles (CPP) and the ratios between CPP and the mean Journal Citation Score and between the field-based world average and the Germany-specific world average--which are uniquely defined CPP reference values--are used to construct a set of indicators that van Raan suggests can be used to assess international research performance. This commentary focuses solely on the use of bibliometric indicators to compare international research performance. It addresses the fundamental question of whether CPP or measures like CPP can be used to accurately compare the performance of groups of different sizes. (Contains 2 figures and 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10