Scholarly Metrics in Research Assessment

Scholarly metrics play a significant role in the way scientists and their research are assessed for funding, hiring, and promotion. The APS editors will host a special session in which three panelists with experience in university administration, bibliometrics research, computational social science, and science policy will present their perspectives on scholarly metrics and research assessment.

Topics will include:
Current metrics and tools for assessing the impact of researchers and journals
Best practices and responsible use of metrics
Potential adverse effects of evaluation on research
Latest developments on scholarly metrics and indicators

Panelists:
Johan Bollen, Professor of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University
Vincent Larivière, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Montréal, Canada.
Rashid Zia, Dean of the College and Associate Professor of Engineering & Physics, Brown University

Moderator:
Manolis Antonoyiannakis, Associate Editor/Bibliostatistics Analyst, American Physical Society