Criteria for Evaluating Indicators

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction, Bibliometrics: From the Sociology of Science to Evaluations and Rankings, Three Necessary Criteria for Evaluating Indicators, Adequacy of the Indicator for the Object It Measures, Sensitivity to the Intrinsic Inertia of the Object Measured, Homogeneity of the Dimensions of the Indicator, The Shanghai Ranking of Universities, The h- index, Why Are Invalid Indicators Used?, Examples of Valid Indicators, Conclusion, Notes, References