Table 1. Responses of interviewed researchers to what publication metrics they find important to their work. The degree of efficiency, a, separates the researchers into “low a” and “high a”. The remaining 7 variables categorize the researchers into those who place importance to a variable (yes) and those who do not (no). The 7 variables are: NP (Number of publications) importance, NC (Number of citations) importance, h-index importance, high JIF importance - importance of publishing in high impact factor journals, field specific importance – importance of publishing in field specific journals, Local collaboration importance, and International collaboration importance. ;;;;;;;;
Researcher;a;NP importance;NC importance;h-index importance;high JIF importance;field specific importance;local collaboration importance;international collaboration importance
1;Low;Yes;Yes;Yes;No;Yes;Yes;No
2;Low;Yes;No;Yes;No;Yes;Yes;Yes
3;Low;Yes;No;Yes;No;Yes;Yes;Yes
4;Low;Yes;Yes;Yes;No;Yes;Yes;Yes
5;Low;Yes;No;No;No;Yes;Yes;Yes
6;High;No;Yes;Yes;Yes;No;Yes;Yes
7;High;Yes;Yes;No;Yes;No;Yes;Yes
8;High;No;Yes;No;Yes;No;No;Yes
9;High;No;Yes;No;No;Yes;No;Yes