RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/MvL4QlxReC
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @noelTbrewer: Academic metrics lose meaning: "number of publications has ceased to be a good metric as a result of longer author lists,…
RT @noelTbrewer: Academic metrics lose meaning: "number of publications has ceased to be a good metric as a result of longer author lists,…
"Promote using existing unbiased measures or to develop new measures that will more accurately determine a paper’s impact in a specific research field." Any ideas? Asking for a friend https://t.co/IseUpe2ikR
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
Academic metrics lose meaning: "number of publications has ceased to be a good metric as a result of longer author lists, shorter papers, and surging publication numbers. Citation-based metrics, such citation number and h-index, are likewise affected" http
RT @UllaHytti: About publication metrics: "When the measure becomes target, it ceases to be a good measure." https://t.co/vzJcj1nUr0
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
News at 11: "when a citation-based measure becomes the target, the measure itself ceases to be meaningful, useful, or accurate." https://t.co/dybKlEatjv
RT @RickyPo: Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action https://t.co/mfFheTQult
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action https://t.co/mfFheTQult
RT @ValeryRidde: "Academic publishing has changed considerably; now we need to reconsider how we measure success." @hervemaison @KristofDec…
RT @ValeryRidde: "Academic publishing has changed considerably; now we need to reconsider how we measure success." @hervemaison @KristofDec…
"Academic publishing has changed considerably; now we need to reconsider how we measure success." @hervemaison @KristofDecoste1 https://t.co/fAgddP04MT
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @ridderjeroen: Fantastic paper and thread about what happens when we rely on (simplistic) metrics for evaluating scientists. Seen this o…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @wmijnhardt: Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart's Law in action - Oxford Academic https://t.co/yKjLRpz…
About publication metrics: "When the measure becomes target, it ceases to be a good measure."
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
"When a metric for success becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric" Goodhart's Law in action in academia: https://t.co/B25TcWJLaI
RT @rubenarslan: Read this on how we've trained scientists to over-optimize their CVs for commonly used metrics of success (like citation c…
Goodhart’s Law (measures becoming targets => bad) applies to academia too. Lends more support to the growing calls from academics saying citation counts, h-indexes, impact factors etc... need revising to accurately reflect research contributions. https:
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
"When a metric for success becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric" Goodhart's Law in action in academia (citations, impact factor, h-index etc): https://t.co/B8GxNYkJUD
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
Now that impact factors and other similar metrics have become a target, they become less meaningful - Goodhart’s law. https://t.co/HS7duItq9w
RT @rubenarslan: Read this on how we've trained scientists to over-optimize their CVs for commonly used metrics of success (like citation c…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
"recent studies indicate that these metrics have become targets and follow Goodhart’s Law, according to which, 'when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.'" https://t.co/lAnUvgndBU
#Metrics used to measure academic success, such as the number of publications, citations, and impact factor have become targets following Goodhart’s Law: “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure" https://t.co/uvyEAKNaSD
IMF? H-Index? No. publications? "Academic publishing has changed considerably; now we need to reconsider how we measure success." https://t.co/kOR5l6XLB2
RT @wmijnhardt: Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart's Law in action - Oxford Academic https://t.co/yKjLRpz…
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action. "when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” https://t.co/AlM3JPs7C7
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action https://t.co/BmJ0vOR92M
RT @TomRees_MedComm: When ametric becomes atarget, it ceases to be a useful metric #altmetrics @ResMetrics https://t.co/D4bVE0mN9o
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @rubenarslan: Read this on how we've trained scientists to over-optimize their CVs for commonly used metrics of success (like citation c…
RT @rubenarslan: Read this on how we've trained scientists to over-optimize their CVs for commonly used metrics of success (like citation c…
“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action. https://t.co/eaChDYwswH
"Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action" - https://t.co/ZRSPWDVDcX
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action https://t.co/HzdvSBK2pn
RT @AnnaHscientist: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a g…
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action https://t.co/TwpQLyYqNg
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @martianmaanava: Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action link: https://t.co/HGYVL40n3d #phd…
RT @TomRees_MedComm: When ametric becomes atarget, it ceases to be a useful metric #altmetrics @ResMetrics https://t.co/D4bVE0mN9o
RT @martianmaanava: Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action link: https://t.co/HGYVL40n3d #phd…
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action link: https://t.co/HGYVL40n3d #phdchat @AcademicChatter
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Wikisteff: #Metrics. Good God. What are they good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again. https://t.co/WIBGB2Jw5u
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
Have we reached saturation? Why do we still follow the old adage of publish or perish? It makes one want to go into industry. https://t.co/3vRiVZGZv7
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
Metrics used to measure academic success, such as the number of publications, citation number, and impact factor ha https://t.co/Y1tFQqHIYo
RT @AnnaHscientist: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a g…
“When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” ... https://t.co/fcErZuYSH6
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
"Measures such as a journal’s impact factor have also ceased to be good metrics due to the soaring numbers of papers that are published in top journals, particularly from the same pool of authors." https://t.co/DqsVXqr6F6
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
“when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” https://t.co/DVCRj35Y7w
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
An interesting study that applies Goodhart's Law to publishing metrics “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” https://t.co/hTGhXPEbwA
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
When ametric becomes atarget, it ceases to be a useful metric #altmetrics @ResMetrics https://t.co/D4bVE0mN9o
https://t.co/OA4TEX89e7 Metrics used to measure academic success, such as the number of publications, citation number, and impact factor have become targets and follow Goodhart’s Law, according to which, “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a
RT @Protohedgehog: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” This new study is the most powerful case yet against…
RT @calamityloise: Citation-based metrics (number of citations, h-index, and impact factor) because they became targets, are no longer good…
Buitengewoon interessant artikel over het steeds verder verminderende nut van traditionele metrics bij de vergelijkende beoordeling van onderzoekers, samengevat in dit draadje 👇
RT @ComicsGrid: Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action https://t.co/F4mK4YqARP
Metrics are by #Publishers empires. Why high & low impact. It’s creates a capitalism class.
RT @NicolaiFoss: Analysis of > 120 million papers ( !!). Citation-based metrics increasingly less useful. https://t.co/6bSWFhycaJ
Slow death of academia => “Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action” https://t.co/JXbzJv6RLu