Menage a quoi? Optimal number of peer reviewers
Five reviewers per application represents a practical optimum which avoids large random effects evident when fewer reviewers are used.
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Examining the predictive validity of NIH peer review scores
"Retrospective analyses of the correlation between percentile scores from peer review and bibliometric indices of the publications resulting from funded grant applications are not valid tests of the predictive validity of peer review at the NIH."
Ten simple (empirical) rules for writing science
Scientists receive much advice on how to write an effective paper that their colleagues will read, cite, and celebrate. Here we put this advice to the test, and measure the impact of certain features of academic writing on success, as proxied by citations.
A framework to explore the knowledge structure of multidisciplinary research fields
A framework to explore the knowledge structure of multidisciplinary research fields
Understanding emerging areas of a multidisciplinary research field is crucial for researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders. For them a knowledge structure based on longitudinal bibliographic data can be an effective instrument.
Beyond Bar and Line Graphs
Beyond Bar and Line Graphs
Time for a New Data Presentation Paradigm.
The transformative nature of transparency in research funding
A survey of policies at major research funders found that there is room for more transparency in the process of grant review, which would strengthen the case for the efficiency of public spending on research.
The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science
When researchers collect or select data or statistical analyses until nonsignificant results become significant.
The effect of document properties and collaboration patterns
This paper analyses the main patterns of five social media metrics as a function of document characteristics (i.e., discipline, document type, title length, number of pages and references) and collaborative practices and compares them to patterns known for citations.
Will they stay or will they go?
International graduate students and their decisions to stay or leave the U.S. upon graduation.
What drives academic data sharing?
A systematic review of 98 scholarly papers and an empirical survey among 603 secondary data users develops a conceptual framework that explains the process of data sharing from the primary researcher’s point of view.
Researcher perspectives on publication and peer review of data
A survey of ~ 250 researchers across the sciences and social sciences asks what expectations “data publication” raises and what features would be useful to evaluate the trustworthiness, evaluate the impact, and enhance the prestige of a data publication.
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