Acknowledgment Research Genealogy for Today’s Quantified Academia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adèle Paul-Hus ◽  
Nadine Desrochers ◽  
Jen Pecoskie ◽  
Vincent Larivière
Keyword(s):  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Sociology Of Science ◽  
Reward System ◽  
Clear Understanding

Acknowledgments are recognized as relevant objectsof study in the sociology of science; yet it is difficult toextract a clear understanding of their value andfunctions in the reward system of science. Ouracknowledgment research genealogy suggests that aliterature-based framework could guide furtherstudies and research evaluation in academia.Les remerciements sont reconnus comme des objetsd’étude pertinents en sociologie des sciences; mais ilest difficile d’extraire une compréhension claire deleur valeur et de leurs fonctions dans le système derécompense de la science. Notre généalogie derecherche dans les remerciements suggère qu’uncadre d’étude fondé sur les publications pourraitguider d’autres études et l’évaluation de la recherchedans le milieu universitaire.

scholarly journals In Defense of Merit to Overcome Merit

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinzia Daraio
Keyword(s):  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Sociology Of Science ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
Bibliometric Indicators ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
Philosophical Argumentation ◽  
High Level

Bibliometric indicators such as the number of published articles and citations received are subject to a strong ambiguity. A high numerical value of bibliometric indicators may not measure the quality of scientific production, but only a high level of activity of a researcher. There may be cases of good researchers who do not produce a high number of articles, but have few research products of high quality. The sociology of science relies on the so-called “Matthew effect,” which is inspired by Matthew’s Gospel on Talents. “Those that have more will have more” seems to support the idea that those that publish more, merit to have higher bibliometric indicators, and to be recognized for their major results. But is this really the case? Can bibliometric indicators be considered a measure of the merit of scholars or they come from luck and chance? The answer is of fundamental importance to identify best practices in research assessment. In this work, using philosophical argumentation, we show how Christian theology, in particular St. Thomas Aquinas, can help us to clarify the concept of merit, overcoming the conceptual ambiguities and problems highlighted by the existing literature. By doing this, Christian theology, will allow us to introduce the evaluation framework in a broader perspective better suited to the interpretation of the complexity of research evaluation.

Incorporating data sharing to the reward system of science

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Mongeon ◽  
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia ◽  
Wei Jeng ◽  
Rodrigo Costas
Keyword(s):  
Data Sharing ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Reward System ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Large Scale Assessment ◽  
The Common

Purpose It is widely recognized that sharing data is beneficial not only for science but also for the common good, and researchers are increasingly expected to share their data. However, many researchers are still not making their data available, one of the reasons being that this activity is not adequately recognized in the current reward system of science. Since the attribution of data sets to individual researchers is necessary if we are to include them in research evaluation processes, the purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of linking data set records from DataCite to the authors of articles indexed in the Web of Science. Design/methodology/approach DataCite and WoS records are linked together based on the similarity between the names of the data sets’ creators and the articles’ authors, as well as the similarity between the noun phrases in the titles of the data sets and the titles and abstract of the articles. Findings The authors report that a large number of DataCite records can be attributed to specific authors in WoS, and the authors demonstrate that the prevalence of data sharing varies greatly depending on the research discipline. Originality/value It is yet unclear how data sharing can provide adequate recognition for individual researchers. Bibliometric indicators are commonly used for research evaluation, but to date no large-scale assessment of individual researchers’ data sharing activities has been carried out.

Membrane Changes in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes During Ionophore (A23187) - Induced Lysosomal Release

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 482-483
Author(s):  
P.L. Moore ◽  
P.L. Sannes ◽  
H.L. Bank ◽  
S.S. Spicer
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Calcium Release ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Enzyme Release ◽  
Extracellular Medium ◽  
Pmn Leukocytes ◽  
Intracellular Ion Concentrations ◽  
Membrane Changes ◽  
Pmn Leukocyte

It is thought that calcium and/or magnesium may play important roles in polymorphonuclear (PMN) leukocyte functions such as chemotaxis, adhesion and phagocytosis. Yet, a clear understanding of the biological roles of these ions has awaited the development of techniques which permit a selective alteration of intracellular ion concentrations. Recently, treatment of cells with the ionophore A23187 has been used to alter intracellular divalent cation concentrations. This ionophore is a lipid soluble antibiotic produced by Streptomyces chartreusensis that complexes with both calcium and magnesium (3) and is believed to carry these ions across biological membranes (4). Biochemical investigations of human PMN leukocytes demonstrate that cells treated with A23187 and extracellular calcium release their lysosomal enzymes into the extracellular medium without rupturing and releasing their soluble cytoplasmic enzymes (5,6). The aim of the present study and and a companion report (7) was to investigate the structural changes that occur in leukocytes during ionophore-induced lysosomal enzyme release.

Oxytocin alters the human reward system to maintain romantic love

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Scheele ◽  
A Wille ◽  
KM Kendrick ◽  
B Becker ◽  
O Güntürkün ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Love ◽  
Reward System

Documental analysis of educational public policy: foundations of Paul de Bruyne's quadripolar approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
ROSEMARY LOPES SOARES DA SILVA
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Concepts And Categories ◽  
Research In Education

The present study seeks to explain the techniques and procedures, the concepts and categories with which the interpretation of the object studied, that is - documents related to the High School  Technical Professional Education Policy - implemented in Bahia / Brazil, specifically, the reference regarding Paul de Bryne’s quadripolar approach (1977), which provide the theoretical-methodological density of the object studied in relation to the epistemological, theoretical, technical and morphological poles. In this perspective, it is agreed with Gamboa (1987), in the sense that, the accomplishment of a research is not the fulfilment of ‘methodological ritualism’ with a ‘theoretical fad’ in order not to repeat what commonly happens in research in education, in progressively more intense way, of eclectic attempts that randomly collect techniques, methods and theoretical references without a clear understanding of the epistemological foundations and the philosophical implications of the different paths of knowledge.

Handbook for Scientometrics: Science and Technology Development Indicators

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Akoev ◽  
◽  
Valentina Markusova ◽  
Olga Moskaleva ◽  
Vladimir Pislyakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Scientometric Indicators ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Reasonable Approach ◽  
Eugene Garfield

The Second edition Russian Scientometric Handbook is designed to provide an overview of the field of scientometrics. The Handbook describes the history of creation of the breakthrough concept of citation indexing by Dr. Eugene Garfield, and development of the first multidisciplinary scholarly citation index, the Science Citation Index. Application of scientometric tools and methods in research management and resource allocation is discussed. Authors survey various scientometric indicators relevant to individual researchers, journals, research institutions and whole countries. Authors explore new types of indicators, such as altmetrics, relationship between scientometric indicators and the nature of scientific communication, and various methods of visualizing scientometric information. Possibilities and limitations of various scientometric techniques are examined. Authors highlight the need for an informed and reasonable approach to the use of quantitative indicators for research assessment. The Handbook includes the first Russian translations of three articles by Dr. Eugene Garfield. The Handbook is intended for use by researchers, science analysts, universities and research institutions administrators, libraries and information centers staff, graduate students, and the general reader interested in scientometrics and research evaluation.

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