Research impact: We need negative metrics too

My colleagues J. Britt Holbrook, Kelli Barr and I had a letter published this week at Nature. Exciting for a humble daoist anarchocynic like myself.

The correspondence also contains a link to a slightly revised version of our original submission. Since Nature keeps everything behind a pay wall, here is that link.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7450/full/497439a.html

Related articles

• 56 Indicators of Impact (csid blog)
• We Need Negative Metrics, Too / Nature (jbrittholbrook.wordpress.com)
• Journal impact factor ‘distorts science’ (abc.net.au)
• Article-Level Metrics (librarythings.wordpress.com)
• Scientists join journal editors to fight Impact Factor abuse (blogs.nature.com)