Abstract Inspired by The Metric Tide report (2015) on the role of metrics in research
assessment and management, and Lord Nicholas Stern's report Building on Success and …

Science is increasingly defined by multidimensional collaborative networks. Despite the
unprecedented growth of scientific collaboration around the globe–the collaborative turn …

We develop and propose a new counting method at the aggregate level for contributions to
scientific publications called modified fractional counting (MFC). We show that, compared to …

This article investigates researchers' publication strategies and how their perceived
pressure to publish and to obtain external funding are related to these strategies. The …

Abstract The “Norwegian Model” attempts to comprehensively cover all the peer-reviewed
scholarly literatures in all areas of research in one single weighted indicator. Thereby …

A performance-based research funding system (PRFS) is a nationwide incentive scheme
that promotes and rewards university research performance through competition for …

This article discusses the metrics used in the national research evaluation in Poland of the
period 2009–2012. The Polish system uses mostly parametric assessments to make the …

For academic book authors and the institutions assessing their research performance, the
relevance of books is undisputed. In spite of this, the absence of comprehensive …

This article explores the implications of political-historical relations and research evaluation
policies for the use of nationally oriented journals in 28 post-socialist countries. The study …

One of the core indicators in the field of scientometrics is the number of papers published by
a unit within a given period. However, such indicators can only be assessed properly by …