sábado, 4 de julho de 2026

The illusion of scientific talent identification through publication counts: a critical commentary on Haunschild and Bornmann

Abstract: This letter responds to the article by Haunschild and Bornmann, published in the Journal of Informetrics, which proposes a bibliometric framework for identifying promising early-career scientists based on three specific indicators: the number of publications in top-quartile journals (Q1), total publication output (O), and corresponding authorship (C). Using the combined OxQ1 indicator, the authors compile a dataset of 46,200 individuals classified as “potentially talented,” intended to support informed peer review and hiring decisions... 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157726000805?dgcid=author