Research Metrics: Does it matter in the African scholarship and collaboration?

Kavulya, Joseph M.2025-10-212025-10-212017-11Kavulya, J. M. (2017, November 2–3). Research metrics: Does it matter in African scholarship and collaboration? [Paper presented at the UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]. AfricArXiv. https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/items/bd8346d4-aa13-4e2e-814a-bb72324540e1https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/items/bd8346d4-aa13-4e2e-814a-bb72324540e1https://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20263jkavulya@gmail.com jkavulya@chuka.ac.keIn the last 50 yrs: An exponential growth in scientific and knowledge expansion. In the recent past there has been interest in the trends in research in Africa. Spending in R&D is on the rise in subSaharan countries driven by investments by both public and private investment (UNESCO, 2015)enResearch Metrics: Does it matter in the African scholarship and collaboration?Presentation