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  • Perspective: Are teaching‑and‑research evaluation systems overly favourable ...

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    Publication frequency has become a dominant evaluation metric in many institutions. This creates pressure to publish often, sometimes at the expense of deeper or higher‑risk work. What is your view on balancing quantity against impact in research assessment?

    Frank Nelson, Feng Zhong and 31 others
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    • Quantity‑focused metrics favour incremental safe projects over high‑risk breakthroughs.

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      • Frequent publishing also pushes researchers to split results into smaller slices.

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