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Perception of the importance of chemistry research papers and comparison to c...
Chemistry researchers are frequently evaluated on the perceived significance of their work with the citation count as the most commonly-used metric for gauging this property.... -
Theoretical research without projects
We propose a funding scheme for theoretical research that does not rely on project proposals, but on recent past scientific productivity. Given a quantitative figure of merit on... -
Can editors save peer review from peer reviewers?
Peer review is the gold standard for scientific communication, but its ability to guarantee the quality of published research remains difficult to verify. Recent modeling... -
PR-Index: Using the h-Index and PageRank for Determining True Impact
Several technical indicators have been proposed to assess the impact of authors and institutions. Here, we combine the h-index and the PageRank algorithm to do away with some of... -
Scientific output scales with resources. A comparison of US and European univ...
By using a comprehensive dataset of US and European universities, we demonstrate super-linear scaling between university revenues and their volume of publications and... -
Survey on opinions and usage patterns for the ResearchGate platform
: Based on a survey, the following study investigates opinions and also usage patterns relating to the ResearchGate social networking site for scientists and researchers. The... -
Does bibliometric research confer legitimacy to research assessment practice?...
The use of bibliometric measures in the evaluation of research has increased considerably based on expertise from the growing research field of evaluative citation analysis... -
Characterizing the field of Atomic Layer Deposition: Authors, topics, and col...
This paper describes how Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) has evolved over time using a combination of bibliometric, social network, and text analysis. We examined the rate of... -
Professional standards in bibliometric research evaluation? A meta-evaluation...
Despite growing demand for practicable methods of research evaluation, the use of bibliometric indicators remains controversial. This paper examines performance assessment... -
Reliable novelty: New should not trump true
Science advances through rich, scholarly discussion. More than ever before, digital tools allow us to take that dialogue online. To chart a new future for open publishing, we... -
The UK Research Excellence Framework and the Matthew effect: Insights from ma...
With the high cost of the research assessment exercises in the UK, many have called for simpler and less time-consuming alternatives. In this work, we gathered publicly... -
Size, Accumulation and Performance for Research Grants: Examining the Role of...
The present paper examines the relation between size, accumulation and performance for research grants, where we examine the relation between grant size for Centres of... -
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Background: The present study aims to elucidate the state of gender equality in high-quality research by analyzing the representation of female authorships in the last decade... -
The scientific impact of nations: journal placement and citation performance.
International collaboration is becoming increasingly important for the advancement of science. To gain a more precise understanding of how factors such as international... -
Productivity, impact, and collaboration differences between transdisciplinary...
: Transdisciplinary (TD) approaches are increasingly used to address complex public health problems such as childhood obesity. Compared to traditional grant-funded scientific... -
A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field
Citation metrics are widely used and misused. We have created a publicly available database of 100,000 top scientists that provides standardized information on citations,...
