The evaluation of research by scientometric indicators /

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Author / Creator:Vinkler, PeĢter.
Imprint:Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2010.
Description:xxi, 313 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Science indicators.
Science -- Evaluation.
Research -- Methodology.
Onderzoek.
Effectenonderzoek.
Indicatoren.
Bibliometrie.
Indikator.
Wissenschaftsforschung.
Evaluation.
Research -- Methodology.
Science -- Evaluation.
Science indicators.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7995554
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ISBN:9781843345725
1843345722
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-294) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgement
  • About the author
  • List of figures and tables
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Basic categories of scientometrics
  • Concluding remarks
  • 3. Classification of the indicators of evaluative scientometrics
  • Introduction
  • Classification scheme of evaluative indicators
  • Concluding remarks
  • 4. Publication growth in science
  • Introduction
  • Relative publication growth index
  • Concluding remarks
  • Scientific eminence of Journals: the Garfield Factor and the Current Contribution Index
  • Introduction
  • Standardised description of the Garfield Factor
  • Chances for citation and chances for citedness
  • The Garfield Factor and relative publication growth
  • Some empirical findings
  • An empirical model
  • Towards understanding the Garfield Factor
  • The GF and the SIC index
  • Relationship between quantity and quality: growth and specific indices
  • The Current Contribution Index (CCI)
  • The pv-index
  • Concluding remarks
  • 6. The ageing of scientific Information
  • Introduction
  • Annual citedness and annual citedness rates
  • Conversion of Journal Paper Citedness indices or Garfield Factors calculated for different time periods
  • Calculating the Estimated Number of Citations (ENC) by the Subsequent Impact Method (SIM)
  • Concluding remarks
  • 7. Scientometric Indicators for the assessment of publications
  • introduction
  • Definition and function of comparative indicators of evaluative scientometrics
  • Relationships between three relative impact indicators (RW, RCR, RPS)
  • The Invitation Paradox
  • Model for the selection of relative publication impact indicators
  • Composite scientometric indicators
  • The h-index and the p-index
  • Concluding remarks
  • 8. Reference strategy: model of manifested communication through publications
  • Introduction
  • Reference strategy
  • Laws of reference strategy
  • The model of manifested communication through publications
  • Concluding remarks
  • 9. Frequency of and strength of motives in referencing: the Reference threshold Model
  • Introduction
  • The frequency and strength of motives in referencing
  • Concluding remarks
  • 10. Research contribution and share of credit of individual authors
  • introduction
  • Distributing credit of publication among co-authors
  • Concluding remarks
  • 11. standards in scientormetrlc assessments
  • introduction
  • Bibiiometric factors
  • Selecting sets of papers and journals as reference standards
  • Standardisation of citedness indicators using standardised publication and citation time windows
  • Dependence of JPC on the type of publication
  • Methods for obtaining absolute reference standards for relative impact indicators
  • Delineating journals by subject field
  • Methods for standardising GFs
  • Methods for determining ordinal rank scores in sets of different size
  • Standardising part-indicators
  • Concluding remarks
  • 12. Scientometrlc assessments: application of scientometrics for the purposes of science policy
  • Introduction
  • Scientometric methods for the evaluation of research organisations
  • Evaluating publications of research i nstitutes by a composite scientometric indicator
  • Structure and eminence of the scientific activity on a nations, scale
  • Scientometric indicators and GDP
  • Concluding remarks
  • 13. Institutionalisation of Scientific information: a scientometric model (ISI-S modelo)
  • Introduction
  • The ISI-S model
  • Concluding remarks
  • 14. Conclusions
  • References
  • Author index
  • Subject index