TY - JOUR PY - 2012 SN - 1972-5027 T1 - Lesson learned by Unimival researchers during the Comparative Bibliometric Analysis project (ABC) JO - RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione DA - 8/15/2013 12:00:00 AM DO - 10.3280/RIV2012-052007 UR - http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=48989 AU - Salini, Silvia AU - Biolcati Rinaldi, Ferruccio AU - Ferrara, Alfio AU - Pinotti, Luciano SP - 81 EP - 100 IS - 52 VL - XVI LA - IT AB - Although bibliometrics and research evaluation seem to be almost identical, bibliometrics is an autonomous discipline that can have various forms when used as an instrument of quantitative research evaluation. The quantitative evaluation of publication and citation data is now performed in almost all nations around the globe. This is done for various purposes and by various stakeholders. Bibliometrics is used in research performance evaluation, especially in university and government labs, and is also used by policymakers, research directors and administrators, information specialists and librarians, and researchers themselves. PB - FrancoAngeli ER -