Introduction to research metrics
Key principles of responsible metrics
The key principles of responsible metrics, as defined by the UK Forum for Responsible Research Metrics, are:
- Robustness: basing metrics on the best possible data in terms of accuracy and scope
- Humility: recognising that quantitative evaluation should support, but not supplant, qualitative, expert assessment
- Transparency: that those being evaluated can test and verify the results
- Diversity: accounting for variation by research field, and using a range of indicators to reflect and support a plurality of research and researcher career paths across the system
- Reflexivity: recognising and anticipating the systemic and potential effects of indicators, and updating them in response
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