The Metrics of Science and Technology

by Wagdy M. Abdallah and Eliezer Geisler

Dr. Geisler's far-reaching, unique book provides an encyclopedic compilation of the key metrics to measure and evaluate the impact of science and technology on academia, industry, and government. Focusing on such items as economic measures, patents, peer review, and other criteria, and supported by an extensive review of the literature, Dr. Geisler gives a thorough analysis of the strengths and weaknesses inherent in metric design, and in the use...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567202136
• ISBN13: 9781567202137
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.6"