Boris Barbour on Nostr: How bad are citations as a metric? The world is already upside down. Clarivate can no ...

How bad are citations as a metric? The world is already upside down. Clarivate can no longer produce a list of highly cited mathematicians. Obscure Chinese medical schools (without a maths department) are more cited than Princeton.

https://www.science.org/content/article/citation-cartels-help-some-mathematicians-and-their-universities-climb-rankings

"Highly cited researcher" is on the cusp of becoming an insult in every field.

We should really drive a stake through the heart of bibliometry once and for all.