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Specification uncertainty: what the disruption index tells us about the (hidden) multiverse of bibliometric indicators

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Following Funk and Owen-Smith (Manag Sci 63:791–817, 2017), Wu et al. (Nature 566:378–382, 2019) proposed the disruption index (DI 1 ) as a bibliometric indicator that measures disruptive and consolidating research. When we summarized the literature on the disruption index for our recently published review article (Leibel and Bornmann in Scientometrics 129:601–639, 2024), we noticed that the calculation of disruption scores comes with numerous (hidden) degrees of freedom. In this Letter to the Editor, we explain based on the DI 1 (as an example) why the analytical flexibility of bibliometric indicators potentially endangers the credibility of research and advertise the application of multiverse-style methods to increase the transparency of the research.
Mariappan, Punithavili (58284795700); Khairani, Mohd Zahuri (57201092990); Mohd, Norzuraina (58922805700); Chanthiran, Maran (58284611900); Cubalit, Andy Noces (58733882200)
Uncovering Emerging Trends in Technology and Art Education: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis
2024
10.37934/araset.41.1.6475
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Faculty of Sustainability Arts and Creative Industry, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, , Perak, Tanjong Malim, 35900, Malaysia; Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Tanjong Malim, 35900, Malaysia; King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Latkarabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
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