Mathematicians Critique Journal Rankings
Posted on June 16, 2008 Comments (0)
Mathematicians Critique Journal Rankings
Three international math groups joined forces to issue a report last week decrying the use of citation statistics to evaluate scientific journals, research institutions and individual scientists. These statistics, sometimes called “bibliometrics,” measure how frequently a given journal’s articles are cited by other journals.
Read the report on Citation Statistics. This concern is justified. I do have some interest in some of these (and related) statistics but one must always remember their limitations.
Related: Country H-index Rank for Science Publications – Ranking Universities Worldwide – Best Research University Rankings (2007) – Don’t Forget the Proxy Nature of Data
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