Towards the democratisation of open research information for scientometrics and science policy: the Campinas experience

The Barcelona Declaration represented a major step towards the adoption of open data for scientometrics and science policy. This blogpost discusses the importance of also moving towards democratising the access and use of these open resources, by sharing our experience from Campinas in Brazil.

Alysson Mazoni and Rodrigo Costas • June 06, 2024

An update on the Scholars on Twitter dataset

In 2022, we published a dataset of Scholars on Twitter. This blog post introduces an update to this dataset and discusses some of the challenges with our data providers: Twitter, Crossref, and OpenAlex. These challenges made the original dataset and process obsolete and this update necessary.

Philippe Mongeon, Timothy D. Bowman, Rodrigo Costas and Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado • April 24, 2024

Not only Open, but also Diverse and Inclusive: Towards Decentralised and Federated Research Information Sources

The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information highlights that research information systems should not only be open but also diverse and inclusive. We argue that this can only be achieved by interlinking various and decentralised research information sources.

Dominique Babini, Arianna Becerril Garcia, Rodrigo Costas, Lautaro Matas, Ismael Rafols and Laura Rovelli • April 22, 2024

Understanding Misinformation and Science in Societal Debates

In a new research project, we explore the interaction between misinformation and science on social media during COVID-19. This is part of the new research line on the role of science in societal debates of our Focal Area Engagement & Inclusion.

Vincent Traag, Judit Varga, Rodrigo Costas, Carole de Bordes and Tim Willemse • January 16, 2024

Five key facts to consider when studying science on Wikipedia

The presence of science on Wikipedia is a recurrent research topic in the scientometric community. However, its full potential for the study of science-society relations has not yet been fully explored. These are some of the key facts to be considered when studying it.

Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado and Rodrigo Costas • January 10, 2023

Take responsibility for social media

With many former Twitter users looking for alternatives, the decentralised Mastodon platform is on the rise. But decentralisation alone is not enough: institutions should take responsibility and host their own Mastodon server.

Vincent Traag, Jonathan Dudek, Eleonora Dagiene, Nees Jan van Eck and Rodrigo Costas • December 07, 2022 • 4 comments

Why are diversity and inclusion important for Global Science?

CWTS is starting a new UNESCO Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science. In this blog post we outline why this topic matters and how our team aims to contribute to UNESCO's agenda of making science a positive force for development.

Ismael Rafols, Ingeborg Meijer and Rodrigo Costas • November 10, 2022 • 1 comment

Responsible metrics for societal value of scientific research

What does responsible research evaluation look like when it comes to societal value? This blog post provides four practical recommendations.

Laurens Hessels, Leonie van Drooge, Tjitske Holtrop and Rodrigo Costas • March 10, 2022

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

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