| Title |
Over-optimization of academic publishing metrics: observing Goodhart’s Law in action
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Giga Science, May 2019
|
| DOI | 10.1093/gigascience/giz053 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Fire, Carlos Guestrin |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 435 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 34 | 8% |
| France | 21 | 5% |
| Australia | 18 | 4% |
| Canada | 17 | 4% |
| Germany | 16 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 3% |
| Spain | 13 | 3% |
| Italy | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 71 | 16% |
| Unknown | 165 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 243 | 56% |
| Scientists | 167 | 38% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 21 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 268 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 268 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 36 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 10% |
| Other | 22 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 58 | 22% |
| Unknown | 83 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 27 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 25 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 13 | 5% |
| Psychology | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 76 | 28% |
| Unknown | 95 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
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#81,520
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#3
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#1,521
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#1
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