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The objective measurement of world-leading research
Oswald, Andrew J. - 2015
measure of, a nation's 'world-leading research'? Following a variant of a method developed in Oswald (2010), I examine … citations data on 450 genuinely world-leading journal articles over the Research Excellence Framework period 2008-2014. The UK … Research Assessment Exercise period 2001-2008. I conclude that it is possible to produce an objective measure of world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477884
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Can we test for bias in scientific peer-review?
Oswald, Andrew J. (contributor) - 2008
Science rests upon the reliability of peer review. This paper suggests a way to test for bias. It is able to avoid the fallacy - one seen in the popular press and the research literature - that to measure discrimination it is sufficient to study averages within two populations. The paper's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752848
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A suggested method for the measurement of world leading research : (illustrated with data on economics)
Oswald, Andrew J. - 2009
well spent. Is there an objective way to assess the quality of a nation's world-leading science? I attempt to suggest a … method, and illustrate it with modern data on economics. Of 450 genuinely world-leading journal articles, the UK produced 10 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879347