The methodology used for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings' citations metric can distort benchmarking

Natt, Avtar (2017) The methodology used for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings' citations metric can distort benchmarking. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (31 Oct 2017). Website.

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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings can influence an institution’s reputation and even its future revenues. However, Avtar Natt argues that the methodology used to calculate its citation metrics can have the effect of distorting benchmarking exercises. The fractional counting approach applied to only a select number of papers with high author numbers has led to a situation whereby the methodologists have unintentionally discriminated against certain types of big science paper. This raises questions about the benchmarking and also reiterates the importance of such rankings maintaining transparency in their data and methods.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2017 16:55
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 21:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/85844

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