Journal of Neuroscience · 2008 · 407 citations · 1 references
ManagementEducational MeasurementImpact MeasurementBibliometric AnalysisQuality MetricsQuantitative Impact AssessmentResearch Impact AssessmentImpact FactorResearch Evaluation MetricsResearch Impact MetricsResearch Output Citation ImpactResearch Performance IndicatorsResearch Performance MeasurementResearch Performance MetricsScientific Performance Metrics
Quantitative metrics are poor choices for assessing the research output of an individual scholar. Summing impact factors, counting citations, tallying an h-index, or looking at Eigenfactor™ Scores (described below)—none of these methods are adequate compared with what should be the gold standard
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