New citation indicators needed to measure research performance
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 16:30
in Psychology & Sociology
How do you compare the impact of a researcher in chemistry or physics with a molecular biologist who may be working on similar projects? Two experts support the use of citation indicators that are based on percentiles, a statistical parameter that allows for comparisons with a carefully defined group of reference data. Journal impact factors and h-index alone do not make the grade, they say.