06 January 2011

Nature: Citation bubble about to burst?

Rankings are heavily influenced by citations, but these represent little more than symbols. They are comparable to the less-than-worthless collateralized debt obligations that drove the recent financial bubble, and, unlike concrete goods and real exports, they are easy to print and inflate .............

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v469/n7328/full/469034b.html

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