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Author(s) -
Pijpers Frank P
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2006.47617.x
Subject(s) - computer science , psychology
Scientific output varies between research fields and between disciplineswithin a field such as astrophysics. Even in fields where publication is theprimary output, there is considerable variation in publication and hence incitation rates. Data from the Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System is usedto illustrate this problem and argue against a "one size fits all" approach toperformance metrics, especially over the short time-span covered by theResearch Assessment Exercise (soon underway in the UK).Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, appeare