Research Performance Assessment Based on T-Indicator
ABSTRACT
A novel indicator named after Tianjin University (TJU)-T-indicator-was investigated as an effective supplement of established Article Assessment System of Tianjin University, aiming to correct differences among fields. Based on normalized citation counts, T-indicator could give the order of research performance of researchers or groups in different disciplines. Weighted citation analysis was also introduced in this method to judge the contribution of researchers to their research outcomes. A given example was used to thoroughly discuss this evaluation method, via the application of derivative indices, including Tyear, Taverage, Ttotal and weighted-Ttotal.
A novel indicator named after Tianjin University (TJU)-T-indicator-was investigated as an effective supplement of established Article Assessment System of Tianjin University, aiming to correct differences among fields. Based on normalized citation counts, T-indicator could give the order of research performance of researchers or groups in different disciplines. Weighted citation analysis was also introduced in this method to judge the contribution of researchers to their research outcomes. A given example was used to thoroughly discuss this evaluation method, via the application of derivative indices, including Tyear, Taverage, Ttotal and weighted-Ttotal.
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L. Zhang, X. Tan, Q. Du and J. Wang, "Research Performance Assessment Based on T-Indicator," Open Journal of Statistics, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 346-351. doi: 10.4236/ojs.2012.23042.
L. Zhang, X. Tan, Q. Du and J. Wang, "Research Performance Assessment Based on T-Indicator," Open Journal of Statistics, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 346-351. doi: 10.4236/ojs.2012.23042.
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[1] L. Zhang, H. Zhao, Q. Li, J. Wang and X. Tan, “Establishment of Paper Assessment System Based on Acadmic Disciplinary Benchmarks,” Scientometrics, Vol. 84, No. 2, 2010, pp. 421-429. doi:10.1007/s11192-009-0132-9 [2] J. E. Hirsch, “An Index to Quantify an Individual’s Scientific Research Output,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 102, No. 46, 2005, pp. 16569-16572. doi:10.1073/pnas.0507655102 [3] C. T. Zhang, “The E-Index, Complementing the H-Index for Excess Citations,” PLoS (Public Library of Science) ONE, Vol. 4, No. 5, 2009, p. e5429. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005429 [4] B. Jin, “H-Index: An Evaluation Indicator Proposed by Scientist,” Science Focus, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006, pp. 8-9. [5] C. T. Zhang, “A Proposal for Calculating Weighted Citations Based on Author Rank,” EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Reports, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2009, pp. 416-417. doi:10.1038/embor.2009.74