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How Research Metrics Began to Measure Everything Except Thought
The Arithmetic of Prestige: How Research Metrics Began to Measure Everything Except Thought
The emperor is naked, holding a dashboard
www.thecairoreview.com
July 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Join us for a flash workshop on common research metrics.

Learn how to critically interpret measures like journal impact factor, h-index, & alternative metrics beyond the numbers.

February 18, 11:00am-11:30am

Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/eerl-metrics

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#NanookNation
January 23, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Check out the recording of our webinar "Understanding Research Metrics. Definitions, scope, and limitations" on the LUMEN YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V0wLxcnni8

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June 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This is the generic email: researchmetrics@manchester.ac.uk, although I did actually speak to a human
December 1, 2023 at 9:57 PM
"while altmetrics provide valuable insights into the broader digital visibility of research, they should be interpreted as complementary rather than definitive indicators of scholarly impact"
#Altmetrics #ScholarlyImpact #ResearchEvaluation #ImpactFactor #ResearchMetrics
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Is self-citation simply part of building a research program or can academic career incentives encourage more of it? Are citation metrics measuring research impact fairly?

Read more at
thehonores.com/self-citatio...

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Self-Citation in Academic Careers - The Honores
Self-Citation in Academic Careers can become controversial when citations affect promotion. Research examines the evidence behind this link.
thehonores.com
September 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
📊📘 Want to show the reach and impact of your open access book?
This OA Books Toolkit article explains how usage metrics can help you track readership, engagement, and influence.
👉 Read the article: buff.ly/KnYwP8I
#OA #OABooks #ResearchMetrics #AcademicPublishing #ResearchImpact #OABooksToolkit
OA Books Toolkit
Usage metrics can help you to demonstrate the reach and impact of your open access book. You should speak with publishers about the kinds of usage metrics that will be available once your book has…
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Are Journal Impact Factors overrated? 🤔

This study introduces Journal Quality Factors (JQFs), using #ChatGPT to measure journal quality, that look beyond citations to assess impact, originality, & more!

Full study > doi.org/10.48550/arX...

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Journal Quality Factors from ChatGPT: More meaningful than Impact Factors?
Purpose: Journal Impact Factors and other citation-based indicators are widely used and abused to help select journals to publish in or to estimate the value of a published article. Nevertheless, cita...
doi.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:28 AM
What's up with all the hits from USA to the Lboro Uni Research Repository? (I think it's AI). research-data-lboro.shinyapps.io/mapmyrepo/ #OpenResearch #ResearchMetrics
Map My Repository
research-data-lboro.shinyapps.io
December 5, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Almost there folks… live in 3, 2, 1…. #science #academicsky #researchmetrics
June 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Main Theme 4: The discussion explored alternative metrics for evaluating researchers beyond publication count. Ideas like valuing quality peer review were mentioned, acknowledging the challenges of finding a truly effective system. #ResearchMetrics 5/5
June 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
April 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
4. SBCI's key insight: Balance is crucial. Researchers contributing to BOTH large consortiums AND small-team papers should be recognized differently than those doing only one type. Traditional metrics can't capture this nuance. #ResearchMetrics
5/8
August 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The j-metric: book weight ÷ years since doctorate. Can't game it. Finally rewards heft over salami-slicing. 😂 My word-heavy Master's thesis would have thrived. Stratospheric j-index, if only I'd kept up.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Introducing the j-metric: a true measure of what matters in academia
Science has become obsessed with publishing numbers. With this new satirical proposal, have we reached peak metric?
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM