Bibliometric indicators: virtues and limits in the context of Science & Technology assessment
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Science and technology Indicators. Evaluation of scientific production. Bibliometrics.Abstract
This essay presents a reflection on the necessary bases preceding the formulation of Science and Technology (S&T) Indicators by addressing their virtues and limits. Quantifying is inherent in human nature and the application of this practice in the building knowledge processes was a decisive factor for the significant success of exact sciences and engineering in the 19th century; therefore, it is unthinkable that in contemporary times there is no consensus on how to measure and assess intellectual and academic production. Thus, the motivation for writing this paper lies with the need to reflect critically on S&T Indicators’ general properties, nature, genesis and effects, given the inexistence of such a consensus. In order to address this issue, it is proposed to conceptualize S&T Indicators in a broader sense, namely as a model, considering that, historically, this one of the most important goals in the quest for knowledge, for both, producing adequate and safe results, and enabling equity evaluation and decision-making on investments in research and innovation in applied and pure sciences.Downloads
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