Purpose

The competition in the academe has always been tough, but today, the academe seems to be more like an industry than an academic community as academics are evaluated through quantified and economic means.

Design/methodology/approach

This article leans on Heidegger’s thoughts on the essence of technology and his ontological view on being to show the dangers that lie in this quantification of researchers and research.

Findings

Despite the benefits that information systems (ISs) offer to people and research, it seems that technology has made it possible to objectify researchers and research. This has a negative impact on the academe and should thus be looked into especially by the IS field, which should note the problems that exist in its core. This phenomenon of quantified academics is clearly visible at academic quantification sites, where academics are evaluated using metrics that count their output. It seems that the essence of technology has disturbed the way research is valued by emphasising its quantifiable aspects. The study claims that it is important to look for other ways to evaluate researchers rather than trying to maximise research production, which has led to the flooding of articles that few have the time or interest to read.

Originality/value

This paper offers new insights into the current phenomenon of quantification of academics and underlines the need for critical changes if in order to achieve the academic culture that is desirable for future academics.

中文翻译：

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量化学术：海德格尔技术批判性分析学术排名竞赛

目的

学术界的竞争一直很激烈，但今天，学术界似乎更像是一个产业，而不是一个学术共同体，因为学术界是通过量化和经济手段来评价的。

设计/方法论/途径

本文借助海德格尔关于技术本质的思想和他关于存在的本体论观点来展示这种对研究者和研究的量化所存在的危险。

发现

尽管信息系统（IS）为人们和研究带来了好处，但技术似乎使得研究人员和研究客观化成为可能。这对学术界产生了负面影响，因此IS领域应该特别关注，应该注意到其核心存在的问题。这种学术量化的现象在学术量化网站上显而易见，学术界使用计算其产出的指标来评估他们。技术的本质似乎通过强调其可量化的方面扰乱了研究的评估方式。该研究声称，重要的是寻找其他方法来评估研究人员，而不是试图最大化研究成果，这导致了很少有人有时间或有兴趣阅读的文章泛滥。

原创性/价值

本文对当前学术量化现象提供了新的见解，并强调为了实现未来学术界所期望的学术文化，需要进行重大变革。