Doing science in times of crisis: Science studies perspectives on COVID-19 (1st & 2nd edition) Grischa Fraumann, Giovanni Colavizza, Ludo Waltman and Zohreh Zahedi • March 30, 2021
Utrecht lunch walks: an initiative to cope with remote working Working from home can be a lonely experience. Sometimes, you just wish to have a ‘real’ chat with a colleague. Therefore, the CWTS-colleagues from the city of Utrecht started experimenting with socially distant lunch walks. It turns out – this is going pretty well! Carole de Bordes • March 16, 2021
Visualising quantitative data with VOSviewer will widen your research projects VOSviewer is a well-known and widely used software tool visualising quantitative data. Learning to use all VOSviewer’s features through guided instruction was an exceptional and new experience for us. In this post, we share some of our recent experiences in mastering our science mapping skills. Eleonora Dagiene and Qianqian Xie • March 08, 2021
Research evaluation in context 3: The board, the research unit and the assessment committee What is the procedure for the evaluation of academic research? What are the roles and responsibilities of those involved? This is the 3rd post in a series on research evaluation in the Netherlands and is dedicated to the Strategy Evaluation Protocol 2021-2027. Leonie van Drooge • March 04, 2021
Bona Fide Journals - Creating a predatory-free academic publishing environment Predatory journals pose a significant problem to academic publishing. In the past, a number of attempts have been made to identify them. This blog post presents a novel approach towards a predatory-free academic publishing landscape: Bona Fide Journals. Leo Waaijers, Ludo Waltman, Saskia de Vries, Thed van Leeuwen and Nees Jan van Eck • March 02, 2021 • 3 comments
Attention for science in step with policy? The case of school closures during COVID-19 The closing and opening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic caused much debate. How was scientific evidence used in the ensuing public discussion? Our authors searched for evidence in the news and on Twitter and looked at three countries in particular: the Netherlands, Spain, and South Africa. Jonathan Dudek, François van Schalkwyk, Rodrigo Costas, Daniel Torres-Salinas, Nicolás Robinson-García and Tina Nane • February 25, 2021
The X factor of eXcellent scientists in the Netherlands: relationships between motivation, utilisation and impact Can excellent science be connected with successful research commercialisation? Top scientists winning prestigious Spinoza and Stevin prizes share some insights. Their ‘X factor’ achievements suggest that institutionalised research commercialisation can benefit from more personalised pathways. Peter van Dongen and Robert Tijssen • February 19, 2021
Research evaluation in context 2: One joint protocol, three criteria and four aspects This is the 2nd in a series of blog posts on research evaluation in the Netherlands. This post is dedicated to the Strategy Evaluation Protocol 2021-2027, the evaluation goals and the criteria and aspects that need to be addressed in an evaluation. Leonie van Drooge • February 17, 2021
Research evaluation in context 1: Introducing research evaluation in the Netherlands How is research being evaluated in the Netherlands? Why in that way? Why would the Dutch want to evaluate research anyway when it is done like that? What is an evaluation really about? No, but really? And how do you compare between….? You don’t? And consequences? Not?? Leonie van Drooge • February 16, 2021
A glimpse into the projects at CWTS In my last days as a project coordinator at CWTS, I'm reflecting on the so-called institute projects we all do at CWTS. In this blog post I would like to share with you my experience as a project coordinator, but first and foremost give you an impression of the variety of projects we do. Josephine Bergmans • January 15, 2021
