QARI is a composite research evaluation index designed to move beyond sheer publication volume. It combines impact per output, consistency, high-impact share, authorship leadership, and recency momentum, while applying explicit penalties for excessive self-citation, retractions, or other flagged outputs.
QARI is intended as a balanced indicator for researcher assessment. Instead of rewarding output volume alone, it emphasizes typical impact, repeated excellence, intellectual leadership, and current momentum. Because the final score is multiplied by an integrity penalty, weaknesses in research integrity cannot be fully offset by strengths in other dimensions.
Each component captures a different dimension of research performance. Together, they create a more interpretable and less productivity-biased summary of scholarly contribution.
Average field-normalized citation impact per publication. This component favors average quality rather than sheer publication count.
Median normalized impact across outputs. This captures the typical paper and reduces distortion caused by a few extreme outliers.
Share of outputs falling within the top 10% of field- and year-normalized citation performance.
Adjusts credit according to authorship leadership and team size, rewarding first or corresponding author roles more strongly.
Compares recent 5-year impact with career-long impact, helping identify current dynamism rather than legacy impact alone.
Reduces the final score for excessive self-citation, retractions, and flagged outputs, preserving integrity within the index.
Enter component values to simulate a researcher profile. The display updates automatically and can be used as a simple explanatory or demonstration module on a public website.
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This is the live composite score based on the default QARI weights. It is intended as a transparent summary, not a replacement for expert judgment.