Benchmarking citation measures among the Australian education professoriate
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Article Title | Benchmarking citation measures among the Australian education professoriate |
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ERA Journal ID | 20008 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Albion, Peter R. |
Journal Title | The Australian Educational Researcher |
Journal Citation | 39 (2), pp. 221-235 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
ISSN | 0311-6999 |
2210-5328 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-012-0060-1 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-012-0060-1 |
Abstract | Individual researchers and the organisations for which they work are interested in comparative measures of research performance for a variety of purposes. Such comparisons are facilitated by quantifiable measures that are easily obtained and offer convenience and a sense of objectivity. One popular measure is the Journal Impact Factor based on citation rates but it is a measure intended for journals rather than individuals. Moreover, educational research publications are not well represented in the databases most widely used for calculation of citation measures leading to doubts about the usefulness of such measures in education. Newer measures and data sources offer alternatives that provide wider representation of education research. However, research has shown that citation rates vary according to discipline and valid comparisons depend upon the availability of discipline specific benchmarks. This study sought to provide such benchmarks for Australian educational researchers based on analysis of citation measures obtained for the Australian education professoriate. |
Keywords | bibliometrics; citation; quality management; researchers; education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 461005. Informetrics |
390303. Higher education | |
350715. Quality management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q02z9/benchmarking-citation-measures-among-the-australian-education-professoriate
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