Evaluating research: from informed peer review to bibliometrics

Authors:
Giovanni Abramo;Ciriaco Andrea D'Angelo
Affiliations:
National Research Council of Italy, Rome, Italy and Department of Management, Laboratory for Studies of Research and Technology Transfer, School of Engineering, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", R ...;Department of Management, Laboratory for Studies of Research and Technology Transfer, School of Engineering, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy 00133
Venue:
Scientometrics
Year:
2011

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Abstract

National research assessment exercises are becoming regular events in ever more countries. The present work contrasts the peer-review and bibliometrics approaches in the conduct of these exercises. The comparison is conducted in terms of the essential parameters of any measurement system: accuracy, robustness, validity, functionality, time and costs. Empirical evidence shows that for the natural and formal sciences, the bibliometric methodology is by far preferable to peer-review. Setting up national databases of publications by individual authors, derived from Web of Science or Scopus databases, would allow much better, cheaper and more frequent national research assessments.