Today, the performance of faculty members in most academic institutes, especially in Engineering, is being judged by their research output. However, this begs certain pressing questions. Why is so ...

With the vast majority of scientific papers now available online, Lokman I Meho describes how the Web is allowing physicists and information providers to measure more accurately the impact of these ...

True impact: a new study finds that “foundational” ideas in science are often not properly cited, which can skew rankings. (Courtesy: iStock/ilbusca) Papers introducing concepts that have since become ...

I n the complex landscape of modern academe, the maxim “publish or perish” has been gradually evolving into a different mantra: “Get cited or your career gets blighted.” Citations are the new academic ...