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Proxy variable, 201 202 Research evaluation, 2, 5 7, 22, 24 25,
Publication, types of, 23 25 35, 247 254, 272, 284, 291
Publication analysis, 99 Research groups (evaluation), 247 248,
Publication-Citation matrix (p-c matrix), 254, 268 272
156 157, 161 164, 211 Research laboratories, 280
Publication delay, 160 Retraction, 59 65
Publication process, 25 26 Reviewer, 37 40, 42 46, 50, 62 63
Publishing, 26, 28 29, 31, 33, 37 65 Review journals, 172 173, 182 184, 187
Publish or Perish, 151 152, 198 Review Quality Instrument (RQI), 38, 42
Pure applied research, 13 14 Review system, 44 46
Pure basic research, 13 14 Revision
major, 40 41
minor, 40 41
Q Reward system, 42
QS ranking, 259 262 R-index, 219 220
Quality, 50, 247 Rousseau, Ronald, 19, 29 30, 33 34,
Quantiles, 80 337 338
RR-index, 238
R
Random journal surfer, 170 171 S
Range, 70, 81 Scatterplot, 82 83
Rank-frequency function, 301 302, 304 Science, 11 16, 24 25, 155, 175, 179,
Rao’s quadratic entropy, 313 185, 188, 199
RC-index, 237 238 Science Citation Index (SCI), 18,
Reasons to cite, 106 108 103 104
acceptable, 106 Science of science, 8
less acceptable, 106 107 Scientific article. See Article
Reciprocity, 328 Scientific communication, 11, 22 23
Re-citation, 113 Scientific discoveries, 17 23
Recognition line, 146 148, 147f Scientific investigation. See Scientific
Redundant citations, 108 research
Referee, 37, 39, 42 44 Scientific journals, 155 156, 190
Referee factor, 42 Scientific research, 11 35
Reference heavy, 24 25 Scientist, 11 15, 20 22
Reference light, 24 25 Scientometrics, 2 3, 7
References, 116, 134, 136, 295 299 SCImago country ranking, 172
Regional citation indices, 148 149, 198 SCImago database, 184 186
Regression line, 84 SCImago Institutions Ranking, 186
Rejection, 38, 46 47, 50, 55 56 SCImago Journal rank (SJR), 170, 172,
rate, 48 50 185
Reliability, 202 Scopus, 104 105, 115, 150 151, 165,
Replication, 16, 19 20 173, 175, 178, 185 186, 188, 259,
Repository, 48, 51 55 261, 263, 268 269, 284, 286
Reproducibility, 202 S-curve, 298
Reputation, 261 262, 287 Selection bias, 58
Research environment, 291 292 Self-citations, 111 113, 116 118
Researcher, 11, 15, 17, 22 25, 32 33 Self-cited rate, 117 118