Gender inequalities in science: Evidence and ideas from bibliometrics Leiden University hosted the Gender Inequalities in Science workshop in October 2019 - organized by CWTS and Elsevier’s International Center for the Study of Research - where researchers from around the world discussed the gender gap in science and possible ways to counter this problem. Lidia Carballo-Costa and Zeynep Anli • February 13, 2020
The quackathon: quantitative and qualitative hacking Last September we organised the first research retreat at CWTS. Away from our normal workplace and usual thinking patterns we spent two days full of pitches, workshops, presentations, and fun of course. One special element of the research retreat was the so-called "quackathon". Vincent Traag and Guus Dix • February 03, 2020
Juan reads a paper part 2: The experience Quantitative and qualitative scientists write, work and think differently. This division creates an intellectual rift between scientists, but we still need each other! I am a quantitative scientist, will I be able to read a qualitative paper? Juan Pablo Bascur Cifuentes • January 16, 2020
Juan reads a paper part 1: The blame University rankings are frequently misused by the public, but is it their fault or the fault of the ranking creators? Join me as I discover a paper that could answer this question. Juan Pablo Bascur Cifuentes • January 06, 2020
Local Citation Network and Citation Gecko: making literature discovery fun Literature review can be tedious and often involves manually checking a paper's references. Two recent web apps, Local Citation Network and Citation Gecko, aid this process by constructing and visualizing citation networks that help to identify the most influential papers in a given topic or field. Tim Wölfle • December 19, 2019 • 1 comment
The challenge of categorizing research Assigning publications to research fields can be a challenge. While the demarcation of fields can be supported by algorithms, labeling fields properly requires to know what holds them together. I investigated this problem and discovered interesting reasons for publications to form a research field. Peter Sjögårde • December 03, 2019
Recommendations to Crossref from a Science Studies Perspective In a recent talk at a Crossref meeting, Ludo Waltman spoke about open citations and made three recommendations to Crossref. Ludo Waltman • November 21, 2019
New interactive website to visualize Big Pharma’s publication landscape This blog post presents and describes a newly created interactive website on the publication activity of some of the most important pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Alfredo Yegros and Ismael Ràfols • November 19, 2019