Use and misuse of metrics in research evaluation

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-120

  Kostoff, Ronald N ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^e Navy's In House Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Citations; Economic indicators; Metrics; Quantitative indicators; Research evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043186345     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-997-0002-x     Document Type: Review

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