Who is the ”Platz-Hirsch“ of the German Economics Profession?

2007 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinrich W. Ursprung ◽  
Markus Zimmer
Keyword(s):  
Research Performance ◽  
Informational Content ◽  
Hirsch Index ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Publication Success ◽  
Bibliometric Research ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Incomplete Picture

SummaryIn this paper, we investigate the informational content of citation-based research evaluations. To illustrate our analysis we refer to the 2005 Handelsblatt ranking of German academic economists. We make extensive use of the recently developed Hirsch-index and relate citation incidence to publication success, career age, and the topicality of the individual researchers’ field of specialization. We arrive at the conclusion that citation-based indicators provide a very incomplete picture of research performance. To obtain acceptable bibliometric research evaluations, citation based indicators need to be complemented with indicators that measure publication success more directly.

scholarly journals National-scale research performance assessment at the individual level

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Abramo ◽  
Ciriaco Andrea D’Angelo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Individual

scholarly journals Digitalized Interactive Platforms: Turning Goods and Services into Retail Co-Creation Experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Venkat Ramaswamy ◽  
Kerimcan Ozcan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Informational Content ◽  
Multiple Channels ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Hybrid Delivery ◽  
Retail Managers ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Human Actors

AbstractWith the rise of digital technologies, retailing has become a field of value co-creation. Rather than selling readymade products and services, retailers now offer means for creating value together with their customers through manifold interactions. To enable co-creation, they need to develop digital interactive platforms (DIPs) around retail-related activities. Typically, individuals engage with a retail DIP offering in their particular contexts of interactions with apps or similar components. By delving deeper into the nature of the individual interactions, hidden and untapped sources of value can be revealed. Shoppers get more engaged, and retail managers gain more insights and can design ecosystems that allow a more effective creation of “all-win more” outcomes in more profitable ways. To be successful, retailers need to incorporate a broader view of value creation into their operations. They will be successful with hybrid-delivery systems in which consumers can use a range of interface technologies across multiple channels. Being able to interact with informational content, human actors, and technical resources at different stages of the decision making and shopping process will enable rewarding shopping experiences for customers and retailers alike.

scholarly journals Users beware: implications of database errors when assessing the individual research records of ecologists and conservation biologists

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C Calver ◽  
Stephen J Beatty ◽  
Kate A Bryant ◽  
Christopher R Dickman ◽  
Brendan C Ebner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Complete Picture ◽  
Hirsch Index ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
Database Errors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Accurate Record

Assessments of scientists’ research records through citations are becoming increasingly important in management and in bibliometric research, but the databases available may contain errors that reduce the reliability of assessments. We investigated this by profiling our personal records in five databases: Scopus, Web of Knowledge, Web of Science, the Cited Reference Search within Web of Science, and the freeware Publish or Perish followed by correction in CleanPoP. We documented disparities between the results and our CVs, noting implications for bibliometric analyses from our perspective as conservation biologists. No database provided a complete, accurate record for anyone. Sometimes publications were out of range or missing, especially if they were books and book chapters. Other errors included mistakes in the order of authors or year of publication, as well as misattribution of publications. The Hirsch index (h) was robust across databases, but other metrics were more volatile. Nevertheless, all metrics except median citations/paper gave high correlations of 0.78 or greater for the rank order of authors across databases. Profiling researchers’ records without knowledge of their CVs will likely result in inaccurate assessments. Reliance on one database compounds the problem if the database does not encompass the researcher’s full output, especially books and book chapters. Coverage may be particularly important for conservation biologists, who sometimes publish material of local relevance in local journals not abstracted in some of the databases. Administrators and researchers seeking citation profiles should query multiple databases to obtain a more complete picture of research output and cross check against a full CV when possible. It may be unjustified to assume that discrepancies between database and CV indicate mistakes made by the researcher — verification from the original publication is necessary. Furthermore, citations are but one of many measures available for assessing the quality, use or impact of research, and their sole use, irrespective of possible errors, may be misleading.

scholarly journals Evolution and current state of global research on paediatric resuscitation: a systematic scientometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean S. Scholz ◽  
Rainer Borgstedt ◽  
Leoni C. Menzel ◽  
Sebastian Rehberg ◽  
Gerrit Jansen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Hirsch Index ◽  
Current State ◽  
High Infant Mortality

Abstract Background Paediatric resuscitation is rare but potentially associated with maximal lifetime reduction. Notably, several nations experience high infant mortality rates even today. To improve clinical outcomes and promote research, detailed analyses on evolution and current state of research on paediatric resuscitation are necessary. Methods Research on paediatric resuscitation published in-between 1900 and 2019 were searched using Web of Science. Metadata were extracted and analyzed based on the science performance evaluation (SciPE) protocol. Research performance was evaluated regarding quality and quantity over time, including comparisons to adult resuscitation. National research performance was related to population, financial capacities, infant mortality rate, collaborations, and authors’ gender. Results Similar to adult resuscitation, research performance on paediatric resuscitation grew exponentially with most original articles being published during the last decade (1106/1896). The absolute number, however, is only 14% compared to adults. The United States dominate global research by contributing the highest number of articles (777), Hirsch-Index (70), and citations (18,863). The most productive collaboration was between the United States and Canada (52). When considering nation’s population and gross domestic product (GDP) rate, Norway is leading regarding population per article (62,467), per Hirsch-Index (223,841), per citation (2226), and per GDP (2.3E-04). Regarding publications per infant mortality rate, efforts of India and Brazil are remarkable. Out of the 100 most frequently publishing researchers, 25% were female. Conclusion Research efforts on paediatric resuscitation have increased but remain underrepresented. Specifically, nations with high infant mortality rates should be integrated by collaborations. Additional efforts are required to overcome gender disparities.

scholarly journals Legal aspects of applying indexes and e-management in evaluating the publication activity of scientists

E-Management ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
R. O. Omorov
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Productivity ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Hirsch Index ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Number Of Citations

Scientometry methods meet the requirements of digitalization and e-management of the science, development due to the widespread use of mathematical methods of information processing. To assess the scientific productivity of scientists and specialists in scientometrics, various indicators are used, the most common of which is the Hirsch index or h-index. The Hirsch index is calculated from the number of citations of the researcher’s works included in a certain database.For CIS countries, an important database of scientific and educational publications is the database of the Russian Scientific Citation Index (RSCI). One of the problems with using the Hirsch index is the compliance of assessments with copyright rules. The Hirsch index shows the comparative effectiveness of the work of a scientist or team of scientists. But as it is not difficult to see, according to the Hirsch index counting indicators for the RSCI databases, for individual scientists their contribution and participation in collective publications and their citations are not taken into account. It is proposed to introduce a modified Hirsch index, called the Hirsch index “plus” or h +, which is calculated on the basis of dividing the usual number of citations of a particular publication by the number of co-authors of the cited publication, which will not cause difficulties in calculating h + indices, using the algorithm for determining the Hirsch index itself. Such an indicator corresponds to copyright rules, takes into account the interests of co-authors from the point of view of copyright and more accurately assesses the effectiveness of the work of a particular author when comparing the work of scientists.Modern scientometrics is a necessary tool for research on the development of science, forecasting and managing its development, some of the indicators of which are citation indices, in particular, the most common in practice is the Hirsch index, and the Hirsch “Plus” index and other modifications to take into account the individual contributions of scientists and specialists. Each of the existing modifications of scientometric indices can be used to investigate the publication activity of scientists and specialists depending on the specifics of the tasks set, taking into account the complexity and convenience of calculating specific indexes.

scholarly journals Publication outperformance among global South researchers: An analysis of individual-level and publication-level predictors of positive deviance

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (10) ◽  
pp. 8375-8431
Author(s):  
Basma Albanna ◽  
Julia Handl ◽  
Richard Heeks
Keyword(s):  
Research Performance ◽  
Global South ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Global North ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Citation Metrics ◽  
Number Of Authors

AbstractResearch and development are central to economic growth, and a key challenge for countries of the global South is that their research performance lags behind that of the global North. Yet, among Southern researchers, a few significantly outperform their peers and can be styled research “positive deviants” (PDs). In this paper we ask: who are those PDs, what are their characteristics and how are they able to overcome some of the challenges facing researchers in the global South? We examined a sample of 203 information systems researchers in Egypt who were classified into PDs and non-PDs (NPDs) through an analysis of their publication and citation data. Based on six citation metrics, we were able to identify and group 26 PDs. We then analysed their attributes, attitudes, practices, and publications using a mixed-methods approach involving interviews, a survey and analysis of publication-related datasets. Two predictive models were developed using partial least squares regression; the first predicted if a researcher is a PD or not using individual-level predictors and the second predicted if a paper is a paper of a PD or not using publication-level predictors. PDs represented 13% of the researchers but produced about half of all publications, and had almost double the citations of the overall NPD group. At the individual level, there were significant differences between both groups with regard to research collaborations, capacity development, and research directions. At the publication level, there were differences relating to the topics pursued, publication outlets targeted, and paper features such as length of abstract and number of authors.

Cultural Economics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton Marquis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Economics ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Personal History ◽  
Unique Aspect ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Individual

Economics is a social science that attempts to understand the actions of individuals and the institutions that they create. At the heart of economic analysis is the individual, who is seen to make dynamic choices in the face of uncertainty, given the constraints (such as time and budget) which place limits on those decisions. Of course, individuals are members of society. In fact, most individuals identify closely with only one or, at most, a very few cultures, each of which has its own cultural heritage. In recent years, the economics profession has begun to recognize the importance of culture to the individual and has evolved a rapidly expanding subdiscipline of Cultural Economics that focuses exclusively on the analysis of cultural activities as integral workings of the overall economy. This book is intended to provide an in-depth introduction to the economist’s perspective on the consumption, valuation, and perpetuation of a society’s cultural heritage. A unique aspect of Cultural Economics is the recognition that creativity and the creative individual are essential to both the production and the consumption of works of art that eventually come to define a culture. Art, if it is to be art, must be transformational: appreciated for its beauty or emotional power. However, that appreciation must have an historical and cultural context, and is thus a shared experienced involving both the artist, whose work reflects the times in which it was created, and the viewer, whose own personal history and cultural knowledge color how he or she experiences the work of art.

The role of editorial material in bibliometric research performance assessments

2012 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 817-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thed van Leeuwen ◽  
Rodrigo Costas ◽  
Clara Calero-Medina ◽  
Martijn Visser
Keyword(s):  
Research Performance ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Editorial Material ◽  
Bibliometric Research
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