Metrics sonification as a new way to convey bibliometric data When it comes to making sense of data, visualizations rule. But what about translating data into sound? This blog post explores the origins of ‘data sonification’ and its many applications in science and demonstrates how even bibliometric data can be turned into sound. Lutz Bornmann • March 18, 2025
The GLOBAL initiative - Contribute to improving the reporting of bibliometric analyses The team of the GLOBAL initiative is looking for people with experience in bibliometric analyses to participate in a Delphi study to develop a reporting guideline for bibliometric analysis. This post introduces the GLOBAL initiative and invites colleagues with relevant experience to contribute. Jeremy Y. Ng, Henry Liu and Stefanie Haustein • July 26, 2024 • 1 comment
Introducing the Leiden Ranking Open Edition This post introduces the Open Edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking, published today by CWTS in collaboration with the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative, Sesame Open Science, and OurResearch. The Leiden Ranking Open Edition is the first fully transparent university ranking. Ludo Waltman, Nees Jan van Eck, Martijn Visser, Mark Neijssel, Lucy Montgomery, Cameron Neylon, Bianca Kramer, Kyle Demes and Jason Priem • January 30, 2024
Opening up the CWTS Leiden Ranking: Toward a decentralized and open model for data curation Today, CWTS released the Open Edition of the Leiden Ranking. This blog post discusses the data curation approach taken in this fully transparent edition of the Leiden Ranking. Nees Jan van Eck, Martijn Visser and Ludo Waltman • January 30, 2024
An open approach for classifying research publications In this post Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman introduce an open approach for classifying research publications, contributing to a broader development toward open approaches to bibliometrics. Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • January 24, 2024
New Horizons: A reflection on the Scientometrics Summer School and the STI 2023 Conference In September 2023, the city of Leiden in the Netherlands was the venue for not just one, but two scientometrics-related events: the CWTS Scientometrics Summer School and the STI 2023 conference. Our author attended both and reflects on his experience. Carlos Manuel Vilchez Román • December 21, 2023
Indicadores responsables y posiciones en rankings. ¿Qué significa una posición en el Leiden Ranking? [Spanish blog post] El Leiden Ranking de Universidades 2023 ha sido publicado. En este post, explicamos lo que los indicadores del ranking dicen y lo que no dicen. Andrea Reyes Elizondo and Clara Calero-Medina • June 27, 2023
The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023 Today CWTS releases the 2023 edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking. In this post, the Leiden Ranking team provides an update on ongoing developments related to the ranking. Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman, Zeynep Anli, Clara Calero-Medina, Dan Gibson, Mark Neijssel, Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Martijn Visser, Henri de Winter and Alfredo Yegros • June 21, 2023
Unlocking the frontiers of Scientometrics: CWTS Summer School 2022 The fourth CWTS Summer School took place from June 20 to July 1, 2022. Scientometric scholars from over 23 different countries representing an array of disciplinary backgrounds met online and in-person in Leiden to learn, share and network on scientometric methods. Anna Leonard, Basil Mahfouz, Santiago Ruiz-Navas, Tereza Šímová, Verena Weimer and Qianqian Xie • August 11, 2022