Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation

AvHenk F. Moed

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This book deals with the evaluation of scholarly research performance, and focuses on the contribution of scholarly work to the advancement of scholarly knowledge. It provides a wide range of important facts, and corrects a number of common misunderstandings about citation analysis. It introduces basic notions and distinctions, and deals both with theoretical and technical aspects, and with its applicability in various policy contexts. This book is also critical and underlines the limits of citation analysis in research evaluation. In order to be used properly as a research evaluation tool, it is essential that all participants have insight into the nature of citation analysis, how its indicators are constructed and calculated, what the various theoretical positions state about what they measure, and what are their potentialities and limitations, particularly in relation to peer review. This book aims at providing such insight.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-28
Mått:160 x 240 x 20 mm
Vikt:581 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Information Science and Knowledge Management
Antal sidor:348
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789048169382

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From the reviews: "Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation is a valuable book for those interested in research evaluation. Its take-home message is that citation analysis is an interesting additional tool for evaluating research ... ." (Toon Taris, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 15 (3), 2006) "The book is intended for decision-makers in research, for the scientists who are affected by evaluations and the decisions based on them, and for information specialists who generate impact data and/or carry out research in this field. ... this book deals with its subject very competently and clearly. The author has succeeded in bridging the gap between the complex methodological background and the prerequisites for the evaluation of research ... . The book is unique in its topicality, comprehensiveness, and depth." (Werner Marx, Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 45 (18), 2006)

Innehållsförteckning

Executive Summary.- General Introduction and Main Conclusions.- General Introduction.- Basic Notions and General Conclusions.- Synopsis.- Empirical and Theoretical Chapters.- Citation Analysis of Basic Science Research Departments.- Citation Analysis of Scientific Journals.- Basic Principles, Citation Links and Terminology.- ISI Coverage by Discipline.- Implications for the Use of the ISI Citation Indexes in Research Evaluation.- Differences Between Science, Social Sciences and Humanities.- Expanded Citation Analysis: A Case Study in Economics.- A Case Study of Research Performance in Law.- Introductory Notes on Accuracy Issues.- Accuracy of Citation Counts.- Problems with the Names of Authors and Institutions, and with the Delimitation of Subfields.- What do References and Citations Measure?.- Towards a Theory of Citation: Some Building Blocks.- Implications for the Use of Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation.- Peer Review and the Use and Validity of Citation Analysis.- Analysis of Peer Assessments of Research Departments.- Analysis of a National Research Council.- Did Global Scientific Publication Productivity Increase During the 1980s and 1990s?.- Measuring Trends in National Publication Output.- Does International Scientific Collaboration Pay?.- Do US Scientists Overcite Papers from their Own Country?.- Development of New Indicators.- Electronic Publishing, New Databases and Search Engines.- Further Research.