The use of bibliometrics to measure research quality in UK higher education institutions

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-32

  Adams, Jonathan ^a  

^a Evidence Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Indicators; Peer review; Profiling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIBLIOMETRICS; CITATION ANALYSIS; COST; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FUNDING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICS; POLICY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLISHING; SCIENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; MOTIVATION; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SCIENCE; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 63449110035     PISSN: 0004069X     EISSN: 16614917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00005-009-0003-3     Document Type: Review

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