Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact

Cameron Neylon; Shirley Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000242

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Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact

Cameron Neylon,

Affiliation Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom
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Shirley Wu

* E-mail: swu@23andme.com

Affiliation 23andMe, Mountain View, California, United States of America
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Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact

Cameron Neylon,
Shirley Wu

Published: November 17, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000242

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Thank you for the fascinating article

Posted by hopeyj on 28 Nov 2009 at 16:18 GMT

Fascinating reading. I found this statement particularly so, "Another issue is that the majority of people making hiring and granting decisions do not consider commenting a valuable contribution.”

No competing interests declared.

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