• Citations, citation indicators, and research quality: An overview of basic concepts and theories 

      Aksnes, Dag W.; Langfeldt, Liv; Wouters, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-07)
      Citations are increasingly used as performance indicators in research policy and within the research system. Usually, citations are assumed to reflect the impact of the research or its quality. What is the justification ...
    • Taking scholarly books into account: current developments in five European countries 

      Gimenez-Toledo, Elea; Manana-Rodriguez, Jorge; Engels, Tim C. E.; Ingwersen, Peter; Pölönen, Janne; Sivertsen, Gunnar; Verleysen, Frederik T; Zuccala, Alesia A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      For academic book authors and the institutions assessing their research performance, the relevance of books is undisputed. In spite of this, the absence of comprehensive international databases covering the items and ...
    • The Norwegian Model in Norway 

      Sivertsen, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-07)
      The “Norwegian Model” attempts to comprehensively cover all the peer-reviewed scholarly literatures in all areas of research in one single weighted indicator. Thereby, scientific production is made comparable across ...