Understanding author scientometrics - How tall is tall?

Abstract

Publication in academic journals is one of the essential fuels for zealous scientific research and is critical for the career progression of a researcher. The number of publications may indicate productivity but is not a true measure of the quality or impact of research. Scientometrics is the fundamental bibliographical tool that quantitatively measures the academic standing and professional repute of the researcher in terms of productivity, quality, and impact.[1,2] Objective quantification of individual research quality and impact is essential not just to stratify the academic standing of the researcher, but also to support decisions on employment, remuneration and career progression, quantify the return on research investment and strengthen research grant applications and awards.[2]