Arrogance and ignorance in assessing scientific quality in a multidisciplinary academic medical centre.

Netherlands Heart Journal : Monthly Journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation
Jos A E Spaan

Abstract

Several academic institutions in the Netherlands and elsewhere develop indices to rank their scientists which will impact evaluation and steering of research. An important part of these indices is based on bibliometric indices. The development of such ranking indices is often seen as the prerogative of management and is kept out of the process where scientific instruments should be presented and evaluated: peer-reviewed journals. In this case the index of the author's institution is criticised both for the evasion of discussion as for the lack of compensation for bias related to discipline, gender and personal history. Furthermore, it is argued that the ranking based on 'numbers' rather than scientific contributions is detrimental to the motivation of the staff suffering under the several modi of bias, is counterproductive for interdisciplinary achievements and discourages young researchers in less scoring disciplines to find their way in the medical academic arena. (Neth Heart J 2010;18:319-22.).

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Nov 9, 2005·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·J E Hirsch
Oct 11, 2008·Science·Kai Simons
May 8, 2009·Netherlands Heart Journal : Monthly Journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation·T Opthof, A A M Wilde
Nov 17, 2009·Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing·Jos A E Spaan

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May 14, 2011·Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing·Tobias Opthof
Apr 29, 2011·Netherlands Heart Journal : Monthly Journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation·T Opthof, A A M Wilde
Dec 25, 2013·Netherlands Heart Journal : Monthly Journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation·E E van der Wall

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