The prolific (exceptionally high producers of scholarly publications) are strategic to the study
of academic science. The highly prolific have been drivers of research activity and impact …

The way in which we assess researchers has been under the radar in the past few years.
Critics argue that current research assessments focus on productivity and that they increase …

Professors and associate professors (“professors”) in full-time positions are key personnel in
the scientific activity of university departments, both in conducting their own research and in …

We address business schools' need to develop policies and practices informed by
researchers' scholarly impact by offering an improved conceptualization and measure that …

A number of proxy measures have been used as indicators of journal quality. The most
recent and commonly employed are journal impact factors. These measures are somewhat …

This study examines the use of formal rankings of journals by management departments for
personnel decision purposes. We posit that the probability of adopting a list of formal …

The current range and volume of research evaluation-related literature is extensive and
incorporates scholarly and policy/practice-related perspectives. This reflects academic and …

Universities and research institutions have to assess individuals when making decisions
about hiring, promotion and tenure, but there are concerns that such assessments are overly …

American higher education is a dynamic, competitive, and complex arena, yet the
established hierarchy of quality among elite research universities has remained remarkably …

To see what factors explain departmental prestige ratings in sociology, this study assesses
the effects of four ascriptive characteristics after holding departmental books, articles …