The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of the second annual Metrics Mania, a unique competition designed to measure the research impact of American universities participating in the national college basketball championships. The competition will begin March 17, and close with the naming of the champion on April 8. Metrics Mania can be followed on Twitter @TR_ScienceWatch under the hashtag #metricsmania.
Beginning March 17, Thomson Reuters Metrics Mania will align the institutions in six rounds of weekly competition to determine the final winner of the Research Crown. Winners will be identified by reports pulled from Thomson Reuters InCites, the leading web-based research analytics platform enabling institutions to measure research output and impact, monitor trends, and benchmark performance against peers at the individual, departmental and global levels.
Fans are invited to join in the mania by submitting brackets with their predictions of the winners. Participants will be awarded one point for each correct guess. At the conclusion of the contest, the 10 entrants with the most points will each be awarded a $100 American Express Gift Card. The final deadline for submission is 12:00 p.m. ET, March 21.Early bird bonus points will be awarded to any participants submitting by March 18.
