Cumulative Advantage and "Science Elites"

TAŞKIN Z.

TURKISH LIBRARIANSHIP, vol.34, no.2, pp.249-254, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Journal Name: TURKISH LIBRARIANSHIP
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Library and Information Science Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journals, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
  • Page Numbers: pp.249-254
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Science is measured by using numbers today. However, it is possible to see that some factors that significantly affect the number of publications and citations in research performance evaluation processes are not taken into consideration. The main aim of this comment is to list the various factors that make "some" more visible than others in the scientific communities and to warn those who are concerned about such factors in research evaluations.