Quality vs Quantity in Research

In the modern research landscape, the pursuit of recognition often runs parallel to the pursuit of truth. Citation metrics, once designed to measure scholarly impact, now heavily influence hiring, funding, and promotion decisions. Yet, as numerical evaluations gain dominance, the essence of research integrity risks being overshadowed. This blog explores the delicate balance between ethical scholarship and metric-based assessment, questioning whether the drive for higher impact factors and h-indices is compromising the authenticity and transparency of academic work. It calls for a rethinking of how we evaluate excellence—anchoring integrity at the core of research evaluation.