1.0York University Librarieshttps://www.library.yorku.ca/webWilliam Dentonhttps://www.library.yorku.ca/web/blog/author/wdenton/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UeUHFgUw4A"><a href="https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/research-metrics/issues/">Limitations of bibliometrics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/research-metrics/issues/embed/#?secret=UeUHFgUw4A" width="600" height="338" title="“Limitations of bibliometrics” — York University Libraries" data-secret="UeUHFgUw4A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Bibliometrics such as h-index or times cited each provide one kind of insight into the reach and effect of work. However, because of how research is done and how scholarly publishing works, they are not necessarily accurate and thorough. "Any metric can be gamed, especially singular metrics such as citation counts." --- Christine L. Borgman, […]https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Horizontal-York-Logo-1200x675-1.jpg1200675