Calibration against a reference set: A quantitative approach to assessment of the methods of assessment of scientific output

Marek Kosmulski

Journal of Informetrics, 2012, vol. 6, issue 3, 451-456

Abstract: A set of authors whose scientific output can be unequivocally ranged from the highest to the lowest is used to assess the methods of assessment of scientific output. The rank-rank correlation coefficient between the known order in the calibration set and the order produced by certain method of assessment is a quantitative measure of the quality of that method. A common-sense-based reference may play a positive role in the communication between the enthusiasts and antagonists of bibliometric indices.

Keywords: Citation analysis; Scientific output; Hirsch-type index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.03.004

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