#researchassessment — Public Fediverse posts

Is Scopus really a curated bibliographic database?

A new Scientometrics study finds 2.7M records without author information, 500K+ records with unknown source titles, inconsistent document types, and even London recorded as an affiliation.

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05778-9

A useful reminder: better research assessment starts with understanding and checking the data - not just pressing a button.

#Scopus #Bibliometrics #ResearchAssessment #Scientometrics #ResearchEvaluation

A timely new commentary in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology raises an uncomfortable question:

Can anti-metric research assessment reforms backfire in weak academic systems?

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112430

Reducing metrics may work where institutions are strong. But in fragile systems, it may unintentionally increase the influence of favouritism, academic inbreeding, and opaque decision-making.

#ResearchAssessment #CoARA #DORA #Bibliometrics #MetaResearch #OpenScience #SciencePolicy

Participaré en dos sesiones del Ciclo Iberoamericano de Webinars sobre Gestión de la I+i, desde Consortia:

29 abril: #OpenScience como enfoque transversal en la gestión de la investigación.

20 mayo: #ResponsibleMetrics

en sistemas de evaluación institucional.
Horario: 10:00–13:00 (GMT-5). Acceso abierto.
#OpenScience #ResearchAssessment #OpenAccess #ResearchManagement #CienciaAbierta
🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2fv9zVtW9tzFQRZbxeqR5vYiOTeICGb5XBaRR5OkpwGuLFA/viewform

🇧🇷 vs 🇳🇱 in #ResearchEvaluation? A sharp comparative study shows how Brazil’s high-stakes, performance-based model contrasts with the Netherlands’ strategic, decentralized approach.

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf013

Takeaway: Evaluation isn’t one-size-fits-all - context matters.

#ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #HigherEducation #ResponsibleMetrics #AcademicEvaluation

Do you have success stories about universities implemmenting #responsiblemetrics in #ResearchAssessment? I want to build an inventory of such cases.

Thanks!! #AcademicChatter

"To help implement [research assessment] reforms, here we share a best practice Responsible Research(er) Recruitment Checklist for engaging with the principles of responsible research assessment in the writing of recruitment materials such as job adverts for research and academic roles."

https://osf.io/2kgny/

#ResponsibleMetrics #Recruitment #ResearchCulture #ResearchAssessment #AcademicCareers #AcademicJobs #Checklists #OpenResearch

Quoting Alan Dix, @lizziegadd says "Metrics are rubbish... but people are (far) worse."

#PeerReview of outputs can be even more biased (on gender or field, for example) than are #Bibliometrics.

This supports the use of #ResponsibleMetrics.

#UKSG2023 #ResearchAssessment

I just found out that @humetricshss was over here!!

Any one interested in #OpenScience should follow them. It's a really interesting project and community

#ResearchManagement #ResearchAssessment #ResponsibleMetrics