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In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments
Qualitative assessments of researchers are resource-intensive, untenable in nonmeritocratic 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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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38048328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002408 |
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author | Ioannidis, John P. A. Maniadis, Zacharias |
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description | Qualitative assessments of researchers are resource-intensive, untenable in nonmeritocratic 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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spelling | pubmed-106953592023-12-05 In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments Ioannidis, John P. A. Maniadis, Zacharias PLoS Biol Perspective Qualitative assessments of researchers are resource-intensive, untenable in nonmeritocratic settings, and error-prone. Although often derided, quantitative metrics could help improve research practices if they are rigorous, field-adjusted, and centralized. Public Library of Science 2023-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10695359/ /pubmed/38048328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002408 Text en © 2023 Ioannidis, Maniadis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Perspective Ioannidis, John P. A. Maniadis, Zacharias In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
title | In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
title_full | In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
title_fullStr | In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
title_full_unstemmed | In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
title_short | In defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
title_sort | in defense of quantitative metrics in researcher assessments |
topic | Perspective |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38048328 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002408 |
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