Given the below, beyond citations what other metrics may be used for hiring, promotion decisions? Comments / thoughts welcomed.

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Study raises concerns in use of citation data in hiring, promotion decisions

While some universities use citation data to make hiring and promotion decisions, a new study has found that researchers tend to cite works that they do not know well and did not influence their work. Researchers from US universities surveyed academics from six science and humanities fields to investigate their reasons for using citations. According to the study, over 60% of citations had a minor influence on the article and 40% were slightly or not well known by academics who included them. The researchers state that these findings “severely undermine” key assumptions around citation decisions and should spur a “radical reassessment” of the use of citation data for evaluations.

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