Citation analysis cannot be used for evaluating research performance across all disciplines, rather it is used for disciplines whose primary research output is in academic journals. Generally, these disciplines are the science, engineering, medical and health disciplines. For ERA, the ARC identified disciplines suitable for citation analysis through consultation with researchers in disciplines. For the most recent round of ERA, the disciplines that use citation analysis are shown in the ERA 2018 Discipline Matrix . ERA uses two broad types of citation analysis—relative citation impact (RCI) and the distribution of publications against year and field-specific benchmarks. A detailed explanation of the citation methodology is located in Section 5.5 and Appendix I of the ERA 2018 Evaluation Handbook .
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Q3.11
The citation analysis methodology for evaluating the quality of research is appropriate. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer.
Q3.12
What are the strengths of the citation analysis methodology? Please describe.
Q3.13
What are the weaknesses of the citation analysis methodology? Please describe. Can the citation analysis methodology be modified to improve the evaluation process while still adhering to the ERA Indicator Principles? Yes/No. a. If you answered ‘Yes’, please describe how the methodology could be improved.
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