Varieties of publication patterns in neuroscience at the cognitive turn.
The quantification of publication activity and impact has become a key element in the evaluation of scientific excellence. However, it is unclear to what extent this grasps the diversity of research communication that accompanies the transition of scientific fields. This contribution investigates number, categorization, and impact of publications (i.e., publication patterns) of six scientists active at the cognitive turn, which promoted the information processing perspective on neuronal processes in different communities: Horace Barlow, Theodore Bullock, Ralph Gerard, Donald MacKay, Warren McCulloch, and Werner Reichardt. The large variety of publication patterns revealed indicates the limits of standardized evaluation procedures based on publication activity.
Christen
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URPP Ethics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. christen@ethik.uzh.ch
D015706:Bibliometrics / Q000266:history*; D019336:Cognitive Science / Q000266:history*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*