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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Metrics used for Research Assessment Exercises are supposed to consider negative citations and associated retractions. A portion of the metric initially counts all citations and offers information on the 'world class' nature of the state of the research, even if there are negative citations. I would agree that the latter is a serious problem. Research Assessment Exercise committees are tasked with locating the negative citations and retractions, but they can also get this wrong, and have done so.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You justify everything.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

LOL. I should note that Research Assessment Exercise metrics are extremely annoying for academics who are not in the sciences, as the metrics were not appropriately adjusted for non-science academics. I suppose I could say - yeah, fuck the Research Assessment Exercise - but that's not part of a solution for dealing with it, even if true.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I didn't say anything about the RAE, my guy.