RT Book
T1 The metric tide: report of the independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment and management
A1 Allen, Liz
A1 Wouters, Paul
A1 Wilsdon, James
A1 Viney, Ian
A1 Tinkler, Jane
A1 Thelwall, Mike
A1 Kerridge, Simon
A1 Kain, Roger
A1 Jones, Richard
A1 Johnson, Ben
A1 Hill, Steven
A1 Hill, Jude
A1 Curry, Stephen
A1 Campbell, Philip
A1 Belfiore, Eleonora
A2 Wouters, Paul
A2 Wilsdon, James
A2 Viney, Ian
A2 Tinkler, Jane
A2 Thelwall, Mike
A2 Kerridge, Simon
A2 Kain, Roger
A2 Jones, Richard
A2 Johnson, Ben
A2 Hill, Steven
A2 Hill, Jude
A2 Curry, Stephen
A2 Campbell, Philip
A2 Belfiore, Eleonora
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1865808938
AB This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management. The review was chaired by Professor James Wilsdon, supported by an independent and multidisciplinary group of experts in scientometrics, research funding, research policy, publishing, university management and administration. This review has gone beyond earlier studies to take a deeper look at potential uses and limitations of research metrics and indicators. It has explored the use of metrics across different disciplines, and assessed their potential contribution to the development of research excellence and impact. It has analysed their role in processes of research assessment, including the next cycle of the Research Excellence Framework (REF). It has considered the changing ways in which universities are using quantitative indicators in their management systems, and the growing power of league tables and rankings. And it has considered the negative or unintended effects of metrics on various aspects of research culture. The report starts by tracing the history of metrics in research management and assessment, in the UK and internationally. It looks at the applicability of metrics within different research cultures, compares the peer review system with metric-based alternatives, and considers what balance might be struck between the two. It charts the development of research management systems within institutions, and examines the effects of the growing use of quantitative indicators on different aspects of research culture, including performance management, equality, diversity, interdisciplinarity, and the ‘gaming’ of assessment systems. The review looks at how different funders are using quantitative indicators, and considers their potential role in research and innovation policy. Finally, it examines the role that metrics played in REF2014, and outlines scenarios for their contribution to future exercises
K1 Research
DO 10.13140/rg.2.1.4929.1363