The unintended consequences of task specialization in research careers Researchers collaborate specializing in specific tasks. However, the research evaluation system only rewards specific profiles of researchers, threatening the diversity of the science ecosystem. Nicolás Robinson-García, Rodrigo Costas, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Vincent Larivière and Tina Nane • November 23, 2020
Where do scholars move? Measuring the mobility of researchers across academic institutions The mobility of scientific human capital is a key channel for exchanging ideas and disseminating scientific knowledge. In this blog post, we demonstrate how scientometrics can help trace mobility patterns at the institutional level, using the Dimensions database. Vít Macháček, Márcia R. Ferreira, Nicolás Robinson-García, Martin Srholec and Rodrigo Costas • September 03, 2020