The Metric Tide: Report of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management
Short Description
The Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management was set up in April 2014 to investigate the current and potential future roles that quantitative indicators can play in the assessment and management of research. Its report, ‘The Metric Tide’, was published in July 2015 and is available below.
Authors
Wilsdon, J., Allen L., Belfiore El., Campbell P., Curry S., Hill S., Jones R., Kain R., Kerridge S., Thelwall M., Tinkler J., Viney I., Wouters P., Hill J., Johnson B.
Summary
The Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management was set up in April 2014 to investigate the current and potential future roles that quantitative indicators can play in the assessment and management of research. Its report, ‘The Metric Tide’, was published in July 2015 and is available below.
The review was chaired by James Wilsdon, professor of science and democracy at the University of Sussex, supported by an independent and multidisciplinary group of experts in scientometrics, research funding, research policy, publishing, university management and research administration. Through 15 months of consultation and evidence-gathering, the review looked in detail at the potential uses and limitations of research metrics and indicators, exploring the use of metrics within institutions and across disciplines.
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Reference
Wilsdon, J., et al. (2014). The Metric Tide: Report of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rereports/year/2015/metrictide/
