Bibliometrics-based decision tree (BBDT) for deciding whether two universities in the Leiden ranking differ substantially in their performance

Fast-and-frugal heuristics are simple judgement strategies that are based on only a few predictor variables. Bornmann and Marewski (Scientometrics 120(2):419–459, 2019) introduced bibliometrics-based heuristics (BBHs) which are judgement strategies in evaluative bibliometrics being solely based on p...

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Published inScientometrics Vol. 122; no. 2; pp. 1255 - 1258
Main Author Bornmann, Lutz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Bibliometrics
Computer Science
Decision trees
Heuristic
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
Problem solving
Ranking
Scientometrics
Bibliometrics-based heuristic (BBH)
Bibliometrics-based decision tree (BBDT)
Bibliometrics
Heuristics
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ISSN0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI10.1007/s11192-019-03319-1

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Summary:Fast-and-frugal heuristics are simple judgement strategies that are based on only a few predictor variables. Bornmann and Marewski (Scientometrics 120(2):419–459, 2019) introduced bibliometrics-based heuristics (BBHs) which are judgement strategies in evaluative bibliometrics being solely based on publication and/or citation data. To support the understanding and applying of BBHs, Bornmann (in press) proposed bibliometrics-based decision trees (BBDTs) that are visualized BBHs. In this letter to the editor, a BBDT is presented that can be used for the interpretation of results from the Leiden ranking.
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ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-019-03319-1