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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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But the analytics firm Clarivate recently put the journal “on hold,” meaning its papers are no longer indexed in the influential Web of Science bibliometric database, because of concerns about the quality of STOTEN’s papers.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 3, 2024

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 findings are “disturbing,” says Ludo Waltman, a bibliometric expert at Leiden University in the Netherlands who was not involved in the study.

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