title: Objective assessment of research performance.
abstract: Research output in academic institutions need critical and objective assessment. Publications are an important avenue by which research by an academic can be evaluated. Journals in which such publications appear may be ranked and weight age given to publications in highly ranked journals. The number of citations of an academic's work by peers is another assessment of quality of research output. Firstly subjective peer assessment although flawed by interpersonal bias has its merits especially when evaluation is by an outsider of the institution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satku
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Pho
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010380:Peer Review; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*