Thomas theorem in research evaluation
Autor: | Werner Marx, Lutz Bornmann |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Subjectivity
Research evaluation 05 social sciences Rank (computer programming) General Social Sciences Library and Information Sciences Bibliometrics 050905 science studies Computer Science Applications Epistemology Ranking Thought content Sociology 0509 other social sciences Thomas theorem 050904 information & library sciences |
Zdroj: | Scientometrics. 123:553-555 |
ISSN: | 1588-2861 0138-9130 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11192-020-03389-6 |
Popis: | The well-known “Thomas theorem” in sociology is defined as follows: “if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences” (Thomas and Thomas, The child in America, Knopf, Oxford, 1928, p. 572). The theorem focuses on “objective consequences of human subjectivity” (Sztompka, Robert K. Merton: An intellectual profile, Macmillan Education, Limited, London, 1986, p. 229). In this Letter to the Editor, we transfer the thought content of the Thomas theorem to university rankings: if rank positions between two universities define performance differences as real, they are real in their consequences (although the university ranking shows only slight differences between the universities’ scores). |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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