Research impact benchmarks for tourism, hospitality and events scholars in Australia and New Zealand

Benckendorff, Pierre; Shu, Mengya

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.04.005

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“…However, the ranges in h-index that are illustrated in Table 3 can give some comfort, as even at the highest tier universities, some professors hold a h-index as low as 1, similar to single-figure findings from other disciplines reporting full professors with a h-index of 4 (e.g. Benckendorff and Shu, 2019). It was expected that a strong relationship between length of time actively publishing and citation rate would be found; Hirsch (2005) contended that "for a given individual, one expects that h should increase approximately linearly with time" (p. 16,569).…”

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confidence: 54%

“…Further research could also examine the extent to which metrics and benchmarks can enable or constrain mobility between institutions in different research tiers within nations. As noted by Benckendorff and Shu (2019), it is important to avoid "taking citation metrics at face value without considering institutional differences" (p. 188), and these may potentially be even more powerful than differences between nations. In addition, while AU, UK and USA data are reflective of three different national contexts, it can be argued that similar accountability forces are at play.…”

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Should Google Scholar be used for benchmarking against the professoriate in education?

2020

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In the neoliberal environment of contemporary academia, an individual’s research rankings and outputs can shape their career security and progression. When applying for ongoing employment and promotional opportunities, academics may benchmark their performance against that of superior colleagues to demonstrate their performance in relation to their discipline. The H-index and citation rates are commonly used to quantify the value of an academic’s work, and they can be used comparatively for benchmarking purposes. The focus of this paper is to critically consider if Google Scholar be used for benchmarking against the professoriate in education, by weighting up issues of data reliability and participation. The Google Scholar profiles of full professors at top ranked universities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America are analysed to explore how widespread Google Scholar use is in the education professoriate. Quartiles of impact are established in relation to H-index, with exploration of how gender is distributed across these quartiles. Limitations of using Google Scholar data are highlighted through a taxonomy of quality confounders, and the utility of Google Scholar as a legitimate tool for benchmarking against the professoriate in education is strongly challenged. As metrics continue to rise in their importance for academics’ job security and promotional prospects, reliance on metrics of dubious quality and uneven participation must be questioned.

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Should Google Scholar be used for benchmarking against the professoriate in education?

2020

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“…Bibliometric approaches tend to be systematic review pieces with few studies employing evaluative and relational approaches (Koseoglu, Rahimi, Okumus, and Liu, 2016). Several arguments are put forward to explain the risks and limitations of relying solely on bibliometrics to measure academic "internal" impact, and even if academics should be pursuing the "external" impact agenda (Benckendorff, and Shu, 2019;Thomas and Ormerod, 2017).…”

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“…Much disquiet exists in the academic field, and arguments about the efficacy and appropriateness exists. Hall and Page, (2015) assert that bibliometrics have helped to metricise the academic game, with it now being used to evaluate academic staff performance for annual appraisals and increasingly influential in hiring decisions (Benckendorff, and Shu, 2019). Although various models exist on how impact might be achieved (e.g.…”

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Achieving research impact in tourism: Modelling and evaluating outcomes from the UKs Research Excellence Framework

2020

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“…In the individual ranking literature or performance appraisal of researchers, the determination of the quality of a publication is unclear. A publication’s impact, often used to measure quality, is determined mainly by two indicators: citations numbers (Adkins and Budd, 2006; Benckendorff, & Shu, 2019) and/or journal impact factors (Amin and Mabe, 2000). However, these two indicators are not robust enough to determine the quality of publications because they are subject to bias (Law and Chon, 2007).…”

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Proposing researcher brand equity index in hospitality and tourism

Köseoğlu

Okumuş

Rahimi

2019

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Purpose This study aims to propose a holistic model to rank and evaluate researchers’ performance. This holistic model is developed by focusing on brand equity, which includes three components of perceived quality, brand image and brand loyalty. Design/methodology/approach To show how the model works, two pseudo cases are presented. Findings This model encourages researchers to conduct more interdisciplinary research and collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds. Because the model includes publication attributes identified by researchers in the publication processes, it allows researchers to strengthen their brand equity score or performance. Practical implications The model is applicable not only to the fields of hospitality and tourism but also to other disciplines. Originality/value As one of the first studies in the field, this research introduces a holistic model to rank and evaluate researchers’ performance.

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Research impact benchmarks for tourism, hospitality and events scholars in Australia and New Zealand

Cited by 10 publications

References 13 publications

Should Google Scholar be used for benchmarking against the professoriate in education?

Should Google Scholar be used for benchmarking against the professoriate in education?

Achieving research impact in tourism: Modelling and evaluating outcomes from the UKs Research Excellence Framework

Proposing researcher brand equity index in hospitality and tourism

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