{"id":16419,"date":"2023-08-29T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=16419"},"modified":"2024-07-24T11:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:14:20","slug":"what-are-research-metrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2023\/08\/29\/what-are-research-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"What are research metrics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are many different research metrics,\u202fmost of which are\u202fbased on\u202fcitation counts. The idea is\u202fthat citations offer a way to measure the influence of a publication in\u202fscholarly conversation.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research metrics can be at the journal,\u202farticle\u202for researcher-level.\u202fAdditionally,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altmetric.com\/about-us\/what-are-altmetrics\/%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Altmetrics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fseek\u202fto measure\u202fa publication\u2019s\u202finfluence on policy,\u202fand\u202fits reach\u202fin mainstream\u202fand social\u202fmedia.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research metrics permeate through many aspects of\u202funiversity\u202flife.\u202fAs a researcher, you can use them to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">determine your publishing strategy (for example, where you choose to publish)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">validate your work by demonstrating the range of uptake by others<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">build a profile to progress your career<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">identify key researchers and research trends in your field.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Metrics\u202fare also\u202fused\u202fin\u202fmany\u202funiversity rankings, and these play a role in attracting new students.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Use metrics with care<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are limitations to\u202fresearch\u202fmetrics and used without the appropriate care and consideration can become blunt\u202finstruments in assessing complex\u202fthings.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research metrics can disadvantage researchers from certain disciplines. They can also be manipulated or \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2019.2047\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">gamed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019,\u202fcreating unintended consequences.\u202fAdditionally, the most popular metrics are proprietary, meaning\u202funiversities\u202fmust pay\u202flarge sums of money\u202fto\u202faccess them.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Importantly, citations can be positive,\u202fnegative\u202for neutral. For example,\u202fAndrew Wakefield\u2019s infamous,\u202ffraudulent\u202fand now retracted\u202fstudy linking autism to vaccines has been\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www-webofscience-com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au\/wos\/woscc\/full-record\/WOS:000072364200010\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">cited over 1,600 times<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fin Web of Science.\u202fInterestingly\u202fthis article\u202fwas published in\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Lancet<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a top-ranking journal, with a Journal Impact Factor\u202fexceeding\u202f200.\u202fThis is one reason why journal rankings are not a great way to assess the quality of individual research articles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While progress can sometimes feel painfully slow, initiatives such as\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sfdora.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">DORA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leidenmanifesto.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lieden<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fseek\u202fto improve how research quality and impact is\u202fevaluated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discover more about this topic on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/research-publishing\/research-metrics\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">research metrics web page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and if you have any questions, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/library\/contact\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">contact the Library<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many different research metrics,\u202fmost of which are\u202fbased on\u202fcitation counts. The idea is\u202fthat citations offer a way to measure the influence of a publication in\u202fscholarly conversation.\u202f\u00a0 Research metrics can be at the journal,\u202farticle\u202for researcher-level.\u202fAdditionally,\u202fAltmetrics\u202fseek\u202fto measure\u202fa publication\u2019s\u202finfluence on policy,\u202fand\u202fits reach\u202fin mainstream\u202fand social\u202fmedia.\u202f\u00a0 Research metrics permeate through many aspects of\u202funiversity\u202flife.\u202fAs a researcher, you can use them<a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2023\/08\/29\/what-are-research-metrics\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;What are research metrics?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":17510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-16419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-researchers","tag-researcher-news"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Vanessa Gatt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/08\/Andrea-Piacqdio.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}