| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 186, 2018
Library and Information Services in Astronomy VIII: “Astronomy Librarianship in the era of Big Data and Open Science”
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| Article Number | 06004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Metrics in Astronomy: Measuring Impact | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818606004 | |
| Published online | 27 July 2018 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818606004
Comparing People with Bibliometrics
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
* e-mail: kurtz@cfa.harvard.edu ORCID: 0000-0002-6949-0090
Published online: 27 July 2018
Bibliometric indicators, citation counts and/or download counts are increasingly being used to inform personnel decisions such as hiring or promotions. These statistics are very often misused. Here we provide a guide to the factors which should be considered when using these so-called quantitative measures to evaluate people. Rules of thumb are given for when begin to use bibliometric measures when comparing otherwise similar candidates.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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