• Aggregate level research governance effects on particle physics: A comparative analysis 

      Tirado, Mayra M.; Nedava, Maria; Thomas, Duncan A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper contributes to understanding the effects of research governance on global scientific fields. Using a highly selective comparative analysis of four national governance contexts, we explore how governance arrangements ...
    • Changing research on research evaluation: A critical literature review to revisit the agenda 

      Thomas, Duncan A.; Nedeva, Maria; Tirado, Mayra M.; Jacob, Merle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The current range and volume of research evaluation-related literature is extensive and incorporates scholarly and policy/practice-related perspectives. This reflects academic and practical interest over many decades and ...
    • Comprehensiveness of national bibliographic databases for social sciences and humanities: Findings from a European survey 

      Sile, Linda; Pölönen, Janne; Sivertsen, Gunnar; Guns, Raf; Engels, Tim C. E.; Arefiev, Pavel; Dušková, Marta; Faurbæk, Lotte; Holl, András; Kulczycki, Emanuel; Macan, Bojan; Nelhans, Gustav; Petr, Michal; Pisk, Marjeta; Soós, Sándor; Stojanovski, Jadranka; Stone, Ari; Šušol, Jaroslav; Teitelbaum, Ruth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article provides an overview of national bibliographic databases that include data on research output within social sciences and humanities (SSH) in Europe. We focus on the comprehensiveness of the database content. ...
    • Normal versus extraordinary societal impact: how to understand, evaluate, and improve research activities in their relations to society? 

      Sivertsen, Gunnar; Meijer, Ingeborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Societal impact of research does not occur primarily as unexpected extraordinary incidents of particularly useful breakthroughs in science. It is more often a result of normal everyday interactions between organizations ...
    • The role of metrics in peer assessments 

      Langfeldt, Liv; Reymert, Ingvild S; Aksnes, Dag W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Metrics on scientific publications and their citations are easily accessible and are often referred to in assessments of research and researchers. This paper addresses whether metrics are considered a legitimate and integral ...
    • The quality landscape of economics: The top five and beyond 

      Hylmö, Anders; Thomas, Duncan A.; Langfeldt, Liv; Steffy, Kody (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Whereas a growing number of studies evidence that research quality notions and evaluative practices are field- and context-specific, many focus on single evaluative practices or moments. This paper introduces the concept ...