Research Quality Framework: Assessing the Quality and Impact of Research in Australia

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Various authors[Edit][Delete]: Research Quality Framework: Assessing the Quality and Impact of Research in Australia, DEST [Edit][Delete] November 17, 2006
I wonder how well my own research would fare in a 'research quality assessment'. According to this document, the metrics are "ranked outputs" that "could be derived for refereed journals, professional journals, book publishers, conferences, or performance venues," "citation data" and "grant income". Not good, then, except (maybe) for the citations. Any hope for web data? Nope, it is explicitly rules out, as are collaborations and contextual data. But I may fare better on research impact. More...