A warning for Chinese academic evaluation systems: short-term bibliometric measures misjudge the value of pioneering contributions.

Author: Xiao-Jun HU ¹ ; Jian-Hong LUO ¹ ; Ronald ROUSSEAU ²
Author Information

1. Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
2. KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Academic evaluation; Pioneering work; Nobel Prize; Bibliometric indicator; Short-term evaluation
MeSH: Bibliometrics; China; Curriculum; Education, Graduate; Humans; Publications; Publishing; Research; Universities; Workforce
From: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2018;19(1):1-5
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Publication citation-based research evaluation, even if only in support of peer review, is not everywhere, on every level, or for everyone suitable, because of differences in scientific research, patterns of research output, stages of scientific evolution, and merits-scientific or societal-of scientific results.