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Studying Scientific Discourse on the Web using Bibliometrics: A Chemistry Blogging Case Study

One of the many comparative studies in the field of business and management which point to the conclusion that to see the full impact of HBS faculty article output (as judged by citations) needs to take into account GS (Harzing's), WoS and Scopus.

VOSviewer, a freely available computer program is used for constructing and viewing bibliometric maps. Unlike programs such as SPSS and Pajek, which are commonly used for bibliometric mapping, VOSviewer pays special attention to the graphical representation of bibliometric maps. (Journal impact analysis)

Bibliometric methods can be used to assess many types of impact. See the example from Science-Metrics and the Univeristy of Leiden Book of Abstracts.

Science-Metrix is an independent research evaluation firm specializing in the assessment of science and technology (S&T) organizations and activities. Our services enable evidence-based decision-making, strategic planning, and outcome assessments.

review the program in context of DSS'11

Metrics collected by reference management software are especially intriguing because they offer a measure of active interest without requiring researchers to do anything more than what they are already doing. Scientists collect the papers they find interesting, take notes on them, and store the information in a place that is accessible and useful to them

More works between 1923 and 1963 turn out NOT copyright protected...

In February 2009, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) commissioned RAND Europe to review approaches to evaluating the impact of research as part of their wider work programme to develop new arrangements for the assessment and funding of research - referred to as the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Just Published: Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010

The ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) aims to develop and promote the use of e-science to benefit social science research. The research programs (and grants) are enormous!

This is the first public version of the collective proposal led by C. Neylon to develop alternative metrics of scholarly output that wil combine measures of usage and re-use and social metrics (commenting, discussions, etc.) with citation and peer review metrics.

* A common reason for measuring the impact of research is to demonstrate accountability, but results of measuring can also be used to guide improvements in research and programming. * Health research impacts generally include: knowledge production; research capacity-building; informed decision-making; health and health sector benefits; and economic benefits. * Among some of the widely used methods for measuring the benefits from research are bibliometric analysis, economic rate of return, peer review, case studies, logic modelling, and benchmarking. Taking a multi-indicator, multi-method approach is advised.

"Recent studies have begun to show that open access increases impact" "Also lists the web tools available to measure impact"

Revenue sharing model with publishers, users pay for a small fee for access to sections they are interested in

Video recordings of presentations from 27 and 28 September 2010

highlights a number of initiatives in the Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, showing how research data repository infrastructures can be effectively realized through collaboration and sharing of expertise.

Scientific research is increasingly digital. Some activities, such as data analysis, search, and simulation, can be accelerated by letting scientists write workflows and scripts that automate routine activities.