On Some Flaws of University Rankings : The Example of the SCImago Report

Using France as our main example, we show there is a much scope for improving the SCImago ranking. We detect problems of nomenclature, double affiliation, aggregation and of bias toward large public-funded research organizations. The examples we cite suggest that only detailed knowledge of the situation can help in addressing the issue and take us beyond any automatic reading of the metadata

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	de Mesnard, Louis
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Hochschule \| Higher education institution \| Ranking-Verfahren \| Ranking method \| Frankreich \| France

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (12 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Journal of Socio-Economics, 2012, 41: 495-499 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 17, 2012 erstellt
Classification:	A14 - Sociology of Economics
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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