This review of the international literature on evaluation systems, evaluation practices, and
metrics (mis) uses was written as part of a larger review commissioned by the Higher …

In this chapter, the possibility of using bibliometric measures for evaluating research in the
humanities is pondered. A review of recent attempts to develop bibliometric methods for …

Becoming Metric-Wise: A Bibliometric Guide for Researchers aims to inform researchers
about metrics so that they become aware of the evaluative techniques being applied to their …

This study investigates how scientific performance in terms of publication rate is influenced
by the gender, age and academic position of the researchers. Previous studies have shown …

An analysis of the changing publication patterns in the Social Sciences and Humanities
(SSH) in the period 2000–2009 is presented on the basis of the VABB-SHW, a full coverage …

While quantitative performance indicators are widely used by organizations and individuals
for evaluative purposes, little is known about their impacts on the epistemic processes of …

This article investigates the developments during the last decades in the use of languages,
publication types and publication channels in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) …

Given the increased role of bibliometric measures in research evaluation, it is striking that
studies of actual changes in research practice are rare. Most studies and comments on 'a …

Science is increasingly defined by multidimensional collaborative networks. Despite the
unprecedented growth of scientific collaboration around the globe–the collaborative turn …

Abstract Inspired by The Metric Tide report (2015) on the role of metrics in research
assessment and management, and Lord Nicholas Stern's report Building on Success and …