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bibliometric

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[bi-blee-uh-me-trik] / ˌbɪ bli əˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to bibliometrics, the statistical analysis of books, articles, and other publications.


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The pandemic prompted an avalanche of new papers: more than 530,000, released either by journals or as preprints, according to the Dimensions bibliometric database.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 7, 2021

Baccini says academics in every country that relies partly on bibliometric targets might be feeling similar pressures, but the effects have been highlighted in Italy by the sudden introduction of metrics-based promotion thresholds.

From Nature • Sep. 12, 2019

“But bibliometric indicators should be used to inform rather than determine evaluations.”

From Science Magazine • Sep. 11, 2019

The transition from traditional rigorous intellectual assessment of research to bibliometric indices and box-ticking coincided with the transition to the corporate university model and the rise of the university bureaucrat.

From Nature • Jul. 17, 2018

But bibliometric researchers have debated whether older work is becoming obsolete more quickly, with scientists increasingly citing the recent work of their contemporaries.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 4, 2014

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