[Bibliometric indicators realities, myth and prospective].

A Comparative Study of the Common Heritage of Iran and India in the Sassanid Era from Myth to History in Shahnameh by Firdowsi

The two ancient civilizations of Iran and India, due to their long-standing cultural, political and economic relations, have had a relative cognition of each other's identity, which has, over time, become more logical, complete, and at times symbolic. Undoubtedly, in order to understand the history of Iran and India in ancient times and how these two nations interacted, we must inevitably find ...

Reviewers’ Ratings and Bibliometric Indicators: Hand in Hand When Assessing Over Research Proposals?

BACKGROUND The peer review system has been traditionally challenged due to its many limitations especially for allocating funding. Bibliometric indicators may well present themselves as a complement. OBJECTIVE We analyze the relationship between peers' ratings and bibliometric indicators for Spanish researchers in the 2007 National R&D Plan for 23 research fields. METHODS AND MATERIALS We a...

Availability and Access to Abortion Services in India: Myth and Realities

Statistical properties of bibliometric indicators: Research group indicator distributions and correlations

Abstract In this paper we present an empirical approach to the study of the statistical properties of bibliometric indicators on a very relevant but not simply ‘available’ aggregation level: the research group. We focus on the distribution functions of a coherent set of bibliometric indicators. These indicators are used frequently in the analysis of research performance. In this sense, the cohe...

Reproducibility, Consensus and Reliability In Bibliometrics

Introduction Bibliometrics, and scientometrics in general, have been enjoying what seems to be an endless party. Far from stopping, the demand for bibliometric indicators from governmental bodies, administrators and researchers, is continuously growing. During this “give me the indicators” phase several solutions have been provided by the community, let say new and more sophisticated indicators...