Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator

To analyze the diversity of citation distributions to publications in different research topics to investigate the accuracy of size-independent, rank-based indicators. The top percentile-based indicators are the most common indicators of this type, and the evaluations of Japan are the most evident m...

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Main Author: Rodríguez-Navarro Alonso
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Data and Information Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0032
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spelling doaj-art-77a82da8202b49f2bd0434f6a0fa8ae42025-08-20T02:23:39ZengSciendoJournal of Data and Information Science2543-683X2024-11-0194244810.2478/jdis-2024-0032Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicatorRodríguez-Navarro Alonso0Department of Biotechnology-Plant Biology, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid28040, SpainTo analyze the diversity of citation distributions to publications in different research topics to investigate the accuracy of size-independent, rank-based indicators. The top percentile-based indicators are the most common indicators of this type, and the evaluations of Japan are the most evident misjudgments.https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0032scientometricsresearch assessmentresearch indicatorscitation distributionrank analysis
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Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
Journal of Data and Information Science
scientometrics
research assessment
research indicators
citation distribution
rank analysis
title Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
title_full Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
title_fullStr Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
title_full_unstemmed Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
title_short Citation distributions and research evaluations: The impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
title_sort citation distributions and research evaluations the impossibility of formulating a universal indicator
topic scientometrics
research assessment
research indicators
citation distribution
rank analysis
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0032
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