Source
- Joshua M. Pearce, “It is Time to Move Research Expenditures to the Denominator in University Metrics”, Academe 100(6), November-December 2014. open access pre-print
- Joshua M. Pearce, “One Way Ranking with Research Expenditures Slows Scientific Progress”, Academe Blog, November 18, 2014. (More accessible version with hyperlinks)
Abstract
An unintended consequence of using “research expenditures” as a figure of merit for universities is to reduce the research output per dollar invested by discouraging the diffusion of superior, lower-cost, open-source scientific equipment.