Bibliometrics: A potential decision making aid in hiring, reappointment, tenure and promotion decisions

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 67-92

  Holden, Gary ^a   Rosenberg, Gary ^b   Barker, Kathleen ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometric; Citation analysis; Faculty; Hiring; Informetrics; Promotion; Reappointment; Scholarship; Scientometrics; Social work education; Sociology of science; Tenure; Tenure and promotion decisions

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BIBLIOMETRICS; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FACULTY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 30044440551     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v41n03_03     Document Type: Review

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