> incorporating metrics other than publications. This is qualitative and easily gamed though. Science can get mean and highly political. Adding a qualitative m

> incorporating metrics other than publications. This is qualitative and easily gamed though. Science can get mean and highly political. Adding a qualitative metric to scientific achievement would just give ruthless people a tool to hurt good scientists. Science is a small world. Among your peers in the field, it's not your number of publications that matter but the quality of that work. Your results build your reputation, and that is what gets you jobs.