Finding "good enough" metrics for the UK's Research Excellence Framework

David Stuart

doi:10.1108/OIR-01-2015-0021

Finding "good enough" metrics for the UK's Research Excellence Framework

David Stuart^*

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Department of Digital Humanities

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to encourage discussion about the potential role of metrics in research assessment.

Design/methodology/approach: The paper considers the results of the UK's 2014 Research Excellence Framework, and the potential of metrics to reduce the size of future exercises.

Findings: The paper suggests that a battery of non-robust metrics selected by the higher education institutions could support a greatly reduced peer-reviewed exercise.

Practical implications: Policy makers should reconsider the role of metrics in research assessment.

Originality/value - The paper provides an alternative vision of the role of metrics in research assessment, and will be of interest to policy makers, bibliometricians, and anyone interested in HEI research assessment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	265-269
Number of pages	5
Journal	ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-01-2015-0021
Publication status	Published - 13 Apr 2015

Keywords

Altmetrics
Research assessment
Research Excellence Framework
Research metrics
Scientometrics

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