Comparing People with Bibliometrics
Physics and Society
2018-08-08 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Digital Libraries
Abstract
Bibliometric indicators, citation counts and/or download counts are increasingly being used to inform personnel decisions such as hiring or promotions. These statistics are very often misused. Here we provide a guide to the factors which should be considered when using these so-called quantitative measures to evaluate people. Rules of thumb are given for when begin to use bibliometric measures when comparing otherwise similar candidates.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1707.09955,
title = {Comparing People with Bibliometrics},
author = {Michael J. Kurtz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.09955},
year = {2018}
}
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to appear in Proceedings of Library and Information Science in Astronomy VIII (LISA-8)