Metrics sonification – What we can learn from listening to the output of hyperprolific academic authors

The representation of bibliometric datasets and citation analytics are a cornerstone of contemporary research assessment. However, this data can also be represented sonically and listened to. Deploying metrics sonification, Lutz Bornmann and Christian Ganser explore the phenomenon of hyperprolific authors, who publish a research paper every five days, and what listening to their output metrics can tell us about ‘research productivity’.