Universal research index: An inclusive metric to quantify scientific research output
Issued Date
2023-05-01
Resource Type
ISSN
00991333
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85152689116
Journal Title
Journal of Academic Librarianship
Volume
49
Issue
3
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol.49 No.3 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Keshavarz-Fathi M., Yazdanpanah N., Kolahchi S., Ziaei H., Darmstadt G.L., Dorigo T., Dochy F., Levin L., Thongboonkerd V., Ogino S., Chen W.H., Perc M., Tremblay M.S., Olusanya B.O., Rao I.M., Hatziargyriou N., Moradi-Lakeh M., Bella F., Rosivall L., Gandomi A.H., Sorooshian A., Gupta M., Gal C., Lozano A.M., Weaver C., Tanzer M., Poggi A., Sepanlou S.G., Weiskirchen R., Jambrak A.R., Torres P.J., Capanoglu E., Barba F.J., Ernest C.K.J., Sigman M., Pluchino S., Gharehpetian G.B., Fereshtehnejad S.M., Yang M.H., Thomas S., Cai W., Comini E., Scolding N.J., Myles P.S., Nieto J.J., Perry G., Sedikides C., Rezaei N. Universal research index: An inclusive metric to quantify scientific research output. Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol.49 No.3 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102714 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/81578
Title
Universal research index: An inclusive metric to quantify scientific research output
Author(s)
Keshavarz-Fathi M.
Yazdanpanah N.
Kolahchi S.
Ziaei H.
Darmstadt G.L.
Dorigo T.
Dochy F.
Levin L.
Thongboonkerd V.
Ogino S.
Chen W.H.
Perc M.
Tremblay M.S.
Olusanya B.O.
Rao I.M.
Hatziargyriou N.
Moradi-Lakeh M.
Bella F.
Rosivall L.
Gandomi A.H.
Sorooshian A.
Gupta M.
Gal C.
Lozano A.M.
Weaver C.
Tanzer M.
Poggi A.
Sepanlou S.G.
Weiskirchen R.
Jambrak A.R.
Torres P.J.
Capanoglu E.
Barba F.J.
Ernest C.K.J.
Sigman M.
Pluchino S.
Gharehpetian G.B.
Fereshtehnejad S.M.
Yang M.H.
Thomas S.
Cai W.
Comini E.
Scolding N.J.
Myles P.S.
Nieto J.J.
Perry G.
Sedikides C.
Rezaei N.
Yazdanpanah N.
Kolahchi S.
Ziaei H.
Darmstadt G.L.
Dorigo T.
Dochy F.
Levin L.
Thongboonkerd V.
Ogino S.
Chen W.H.
Perc M.
Tremblay M.S.
Olusanya B.O.
Rao I.M.
Hatziargyriou N.
Moradi-Lakeh M.
Bella F.
Rosivall L.
Gandomi A.H.
Sorooshian A.
Gupta M.
Gal C.
Lozano A.M.
Weaver C.
Tanzer M.
Poggi A.
Sepanlou S.G.
Weiskirchen R.
Jambrak A.R.
Torres P.J.
Capanoglu E.
Barba F.J.
Ernest C.K.J.
Sigman M.
Pluchino S.
Gharehpetian G.B.
Fereshtehnejad S.M.
Yang M.H.
Thomas S.
Cai W.
Comini E.
Scolding N.J.
Myles P.S.
Nieto J.J.
Perry G.
Sedikides C.
Rezaei N.
Author's Affiliation
Siriraj Hospital
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
School of Medicine
Bristol Medical School
Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center
Complexity Science Hub Vienna
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies
Digestive Diseases Research Institute
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Obuda University
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Stanford University School of Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
China Medical University Hospital
Mahatma Gandhi University
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Általános Orvostudományi Kar
School of Medicine
University of Southampton
University of Technology Sydney
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Tunghai University
San Diego State University
National Chin-Yi University of Technology
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa
National University of Singapore
Southmead Hospital Bristol
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Florida International University
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
National Cheng Kung University
Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Ciencias
Université d'Ottawa, Faculté de Médecine
Karolinska Institutet
Politecnico di Torino
The University of Arizona
The Alfred
Amirkabir University of Technology
Univerza v Mariboru
The University of Texas at San Antonio
National Technical University of Athens
Harvard Medical School
Universitat de València
Toronto Western Hospital University of Toronto
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Broad Institute
High Impact Learning Academy
Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN)
Krembil Research Institute
Alma Mater Europaea
Centre for Healthy Start Initiative
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
School of Medicine
Bristol Medical School
Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center
Complexity Science Hub Vienna
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies
Digestive Diseases Research Institute
Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Obuda University
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Stanford University School of Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
China Medical University Hospital
Mahatma Gandhi University
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Általános Orvostudományi Kar
School of Medicine
University of Southampton
University of Technology Sydney
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Tunghai University
San Diego State University
National Chin-Yi University of Technology
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa
National University of Singapore
Southmead Hospital Bristol
Università degli Studi di Brescia
Florida International University
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
National Cheng Kung University
Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Ciencias
Université d'Ottawa, Faculté de Médecine
Karolinska Institutet
Politecnico di Torino
The University of Arizona
The Alfred
Amirkabir University of Technology
Univerza v Mariboru
The University of Texas at San Antonio
National Technical University of Athens
Harvard Medical School
Universitat de València
Toronto Western Hospital University of Toronto
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Broad Institute
High Impact Learning Academy
Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN)
Krembil Research Institute
Alma Mater Europaea
Centre for Healthy Start Initiative
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Scientometrics and bibliometrics, the subfields of library and information science, deal with the quantity and quality of research outputs. Currently, various scientometric indices are being used to quantify and compare research outputs. The most widely known is the h-index. However, this index and its derivatives suffer from dependence on the mere count of a scholar's highly cited publications. To remedy this deficiency, we developed a novel index, the Universal Research Index (UR-Index) (https://usern2021.github.io/UR-Index/) by which every single publication has its own impact on the total score. We developed this index by surveying international top 1 % cited scientists in various disciplines and included additional component variables such as publication type, leading role of a scholar, co-author count, and source metrics to this scientometric index. We acknowledge that unconscious biases built into the component variables included in the UR-Index might put research from specific groups at a disadvantage, thus continued efforts to improve equitable scholarly impact in science and academia are encouraged.