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Science indicators and science policy

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The relation of science indicators to science policy raises several questions. First is the definition of the system, whether just academic science or the entire system of technical innovation from research through manufacturing and marketing or government policy and operations. Second is society's expectations whose realization depends more on political social factors than on science itself. Third is how the output of research can be compared with the imputs into it if there is no norm other than comparative international performance.

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Brooks, H. Science indicators and science policy. Scientometrics 2, 331–337 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02095075

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Keywords

  • Marketing
  • Social Factor
  • Government Policy
  • Entire System
  • Science Policy