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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Do rankings reflect research quality? |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Journal of Applied Economics |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1514-0326 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page Range | 1 - 38 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Abstract Text | Publication and citation rankings have become major indicators of the scientific worth of universities and determine to a large extent the career of individual scholars. Such rankings do not effectively measure research quality, which should be the essence of any evaluation. These quantity rankings are not objective; two citation rankings, based on different samples, produce entirely different results. For that reason, an alternative ranking is developed as a quality indicator, based on membership on academic editorial boards of professional journals. It turns out that the ranking of individual scholars based on that measure is far from objective. Furthermore, the results differ markedly, depending on whether research quantity or quality is considered. Thus, career decisions based on rankings are dominated by chance and do not reflect research quality. We suggest that evaluations should rely on multiple criteria. Public management should return to approved methods such as engaging independent experts who in turn provide measurements of research quality for their research communities. |
| Official URL | http://www.ucema.edu.ar/publicaciones/jae.html |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1016/S1514-0326(10)60002-5 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:691 |
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