Indicators as judgment devices: An empirical study of citizen bibliometrics in research evaluation

A researcher's number of publications has been a fundamental merit in the competition for academic positions since the late 18th century. Today, the simple counting of publications has been supplemented with a whole range of bibliometric indicators, which supposedly not only measures the volume...

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Main Authors: Hammarfelt, B, Rushforth, A
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017