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Rising citation impact owes more to international ties than domestic policy, says Jonathan Adams
The form and function of the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) is once again being contested. New Zealand has scrapped its lookalike system, the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF). Australia has postponed the next cycle of its evaluation, Excellence in Research for Australia.
So is national assessment still worth it?
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