Introducing the CWTS ECR/PhD Council In this blog post, we'll introduce you to the CWTS ECR/PhD Council, shedding light on its significance, objectives, and how it can serve as a crucial resource for early career researchers and PhDs at CWTS. Dmitry Kochetkov and Qianqian Xie • November 08, 2023
The focal areas of CWTS In this post the directors of CWTS introduce the three focal areas of the centre. These focal areas were established on January 1, 2023 as part of the launch of the CWTS knowledge agenda 2023-2028. Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman and Ed Noyons • May 09, 2023
Introducing the CWTS knowledge agenda 2023-2028 On January 1, 2023 CWTS launched its new knowledge agenda, a strategic plan for the centre for the period 2023-2028. In this post the directors of CWTS introduce the new knowledge agenda. Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman and Ed Noyons • May 09, 2023
Open Science Knowledge Platform: A Journey to a Dynamic Resource In 2022, CWTS held a series of open science seminars together with the Research Councils of The Netherlands (NWO) and Norway (RCN). Now, all resources from the seminars are available on a new Open Science Knowledge Platform. This blogpost reflects on building this platform and next steps to come. André Brasil • March 16, 2023
We need to talk about our partnership: lessons from the EVALUATE project How to evaluate strategic partnerships? International officers of six universities asked this simple yet challenging question. CWTS and STIS participated and decided to co-create with the international officers. The result is an evaluation framework that looks unlike anything they had imagined. Leonie van Drooge, Carole de Bordes, Niki Vermeulen and Mayline Strouk • November 29, 2022
Dreaming at CWTS What happens when you bring together the CWTS team and let them dream into the blue? Five visionary project ideas! From a New Society-Science Collaboration to the Participatory Activists Network or the enigmatic GRRASS: nothing was unthinkable. Ed Noyons and Ludo Waltman • October 18, 2022
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
Expanding the visualization toolbox: Lessons from a Tableau training Visualizing results is a crucial part of our work at CWTS and essential for interacting with our audience. Consolidating and enriching our knowledge of the Tableau software in a two-day advanced course was one step in that direction. Here, we share some of the experiences and lessons learned. Jonathan Dudek and Carole de Bordes • January 12, 2022
Practicing what we preach: Our journey toward open science CWTS just published its open science policy. The development of this policy was coordinated by Thed van Leeuwen and Ludo Waltman. In this blog post, they reflect on the journey CWTS is making toward more open ways of working. Thed van Leeuwen and Ludo Waltman • September 28, 2021
