What can be measured?
What impact can be measured?
Four ways to measure impact
Source: Priem, J.; Taraborelli, D.; Groth, P.; Neylon, C. Altmetrics: a manifesto 10.2.2015
Different disciplines have markedly different publishing and citing patterns. These include:
Consequences
Leiden manifesto - Ten principles to guide research evaluation
DORA - San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Good practice in researcher evaluation - Recommendation for the responsible evaluation of a researcher in Finland
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