Comment: Bibliometrics in the Context of the UK Research Assessment Exercise
Bernard W. Silverman
Source: Statist. Sci. Volume 24, Number 1 (2009), 15-16.
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.
Keywords: Bibliometrics; research funding; perverse incentives
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Digital Object Identifier: doi:10.1214/09-STS285A
