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Metrics: A profusion of measures

Scientific performance indicators are proliferating — leading researchers to ask afresh what they are measuring and why. Richard Van Noorden surveys the rapidly evolving ecosystem.

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Van Noorden, R. Metrics: A profusion of measures. Nature 465, 864–866 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/465864a

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