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In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments

In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments
In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments
Qualitative assessments of researchers are resource-intensive, untenable in non-meritocratic settings and error-prone. Although often derided, quantitative metrics could help improve research practices if they are rigorous, field-adjusted, and centralized.
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Ioannidis, John P.A.
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Maniadis, Zacharias
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Ioannidis, John P.A.
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Maniadis, Zacharias
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Ioannidis, John P.A. and Maniadis, Zacharias (2023) In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments. PLoS Biology, 21 (12), e3002408, [e3002408]. (doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002408).

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Abstract

Qualitative assessments of researchers are resource-intensive, untenable in non-meritocratic settings and error-prone. Although often derided, quantitative metrics could help improve research practices if they are rigorous, field-adjusted, and centralized.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 October 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 December 2023
Published date: December 2023
Additional Information: Copyright: © 2023 Ioannidis, Maniadis. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Local EPrints ID: 485667
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/485667
ISSN: 1544-9173
PURE UUID: 0098f5fc-21d8-446d-991d-711167a9ebf5
ORCID for Zacharias Maniadis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-0835

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Date deposited: 13 Dec 2023 17:40
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:50

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Author: John P.A. Ioannidis

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