Alexander Kalgin — PhD, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Address: 20 Myasnitskaya Str., 101000 Moscow, Russian Federation. E-mail: akalgin@hse.ru

Olga Kalgina — Junior Researcher, Laboratory for Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Address: 3 Krivoko­lenny Lane, 101000 Moscow, Russian Federation. E-mail: omiakinkova@hse.ru

Anna Lebedeva — Candidate of Sciences in Psychology, Senior Researcher, International Labo­ratory of Positive Psychology of Personality and Motivation, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Address: Bld. 2, 4 Slavyanskaya Sq., 109074 Moscow, Russian Federation. E-mail: aalebedeva@hse.ru

The article presents an analytical review of literature on publication metrics as a tool of performance management in academia. Issues of quantitative re­search assessment are investigated in the light of modern views of motivation, in particular through the lens of self-determination theory. The article provi­des an insight into empirical studies on the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on publication productivity, research quality and subjective well­being. Accumulated international experience in performance management is used as a basis for developing recommendations on how to improve academic governance.