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May 16, 2026European Journal of Education

The Paradox of Research Productivity Metrics: Unintended Consequences on Academic Careers and Knowledge Production in Global Higher Education

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ZLZhimin LuoBABabar Nawaz Abbasi

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Survey reveals that research metrics pressure impacts academic careers and knowledge production in higher education, suggesting corresponding changes are needed.

Key Points

  • This study investigates the unintended impacts of research productivity metrics on academic careers and knowledge production in global higher education.
  • Survey conducted with 1065 respondents
  • Employed variance-weighted least-squares regression, multivariate analysis of variance and covariance, and robust OLS for analysis
  • Assessed gender differences and effects of institutional policies
  • Unintended consequences from metrics negatively affect career progression, work-life balance, and increase stress or burnout.
  • Metric pressures reduce research quality and innovation by prioritizing citation-oriented topics and constraining innovative research methods.
  • Institutional policies aimed at reducing stress effectively mitigate negative impacts of research productivity metrics.

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Luo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080a9fa487c87a6a40c82bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70683
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