Here is a list of books on the topics of scholarly research impact and research metrics.
- Ball, A., & Duke, M. (2015). "How to track the impact of research data with metrics". DCC How-to-Guides. Edinburgh: Digital Curation Centre. Available online: /resources/how-guides.
- Biagioli, M., & Lippman, A. (eds.) (2020). Gaming the metrics: misconduct and manipulation in academic research. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
- Cronin, B., & Sugimoto, C. R. (eds). (2015). Scholarly metrics under the microscope: from citation analysis to academic auditing. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.
- Elsevier. (2019). Research Metrics Guidebook. (Free online) (Accessed February 9, 2023)
- Gingras, Y. (2016). Bibliometrics and research evaluation: uses and abuses. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
- Lasda, E. M. (2019). The New Metrics: Practical Assessment of Research Impact. Bingley: Emerald Publishing.
- Roemer, R.C. & Borchardt, R. (Eds.). (2015). Meaningful metrics: a 21st century librarian's guide to bibliometrics, altmetrics, and research impact. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Sugimoto, C. R., & LarivieĢre, V. (2018). Measuring research: what everyone needs to know. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Wilsdon, J. (2016). The metric tide: the independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment & management. (Rev. version.). Los Angeles: SAGE.