Calibrated fair measure of particle physics publications: indices to quantify an individual’s scientific research output

Abstract

Do existing ways of measuring scientific quality reflect the disadvantages of not being part of giant collaborations? How could possible discrimination be avoided? We propose indices defined for each discipline (subfield) and which count the plausible contributions added up by collaborators, while maintaining the spirit of interdependency. Based on the growing debate about defining potential biases and detecting unethical behavior, a standardized method to measure contributions of the astronomical number of co-authors is introduced.