Abstract
Disciples of quantitative evaluation reside themselves little reflected on methods and findings from scientometrics.1) Databases as the most important basis of quantitative evaluation. 2) Output and Impact indicators as artefacts. 2.1) Output ("Productivity") as an indicator for institutional power (honorary authorships, ghost authors). 2.2) Resonance (Impact) as an indicator of social capital. 3) The Impact Factor of the ISI (Institute for Scientific Information, Philadelphia) in the limelight of criticism. 4) Reformatory efforts (Universal Citation Base).
| Translated title of the contribution | Counter evaluation: The Impact Factor on the test bench of science studies |
|---|---|
| Original language | German (Austria) |
| Pages (from-to) | 61-65 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | BUKO - Hochschulpolitische Informationen der Bundeskonferenz |
| Volume | 1-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Fields of science
- 502027 Political economy
- 509017 Social studies of science
- 603 Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
- 603102 Epistemology
- 603103 Ethics
- 603109 Logic
- 603113 Philosophy
- 603114 Philosophy of mind
- 603119 Social philosophy
- 603120 Philosophy of language
- 603122 Philosophy of technology
- 603124 Theory of science