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A journey through the scholarly publishing and evaluation landscape. Themes and trends in research from global to individual scales. Sarah Huggett Publishing Information Manager, Scientometrics & Market Analysis, Research & Academic Relations 25 th September 2012.
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A journey through the scholarly publishing and evaluation landscape Themes and trends in research from global to individual scales Sarah Huggett Publishing Information Manager, Scientometrics& Market Analysis, Research & Academic Relations 25th September 2012
The Global Scholarly Landscape Growth in output Mapping science
Growth of scholarly communications ~3% per year
Is more being published? 42m 28m
Who is feeling the pressure to over publish? I feel pressurised to publish more research articles rather than fewer higher quality research articles All Subjects n= 1,635 45% USA France Russia China Germany Italy Canada Japan Spain UK
Mapping science from web logs Bollen J, Van de Sompel H, Hagberg A, Bettencourt L, et al. (2009) Clickstream Data Yields High-Resolution Maps of Science. PLoS ONE 4(3): e4803. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004803 http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0004803
Mapping science from citations Richardson, M (2012), “Citography: the visualization of nineteen thousand journals through their recent citations”, Research Trends, issue 26 January 2012 http://www.researchtrends.com/issue26-january-2012/citography-the-visualization-of-nineteen-thousand-journals-through-their-recent-citations/
National Perspectives Collaboration patterns Insights on Mexico
Collaboration increases impact x2.0 x1.5 x1.7 x1.4 x1.4 x1.2 x2.0 x3.1
International collaboration increases impact Collaborative papers with UK All papers from a country Field-weighted citation impact Less than world average > world but < UK average Greater than UK average
Mobility increases impact Migratory researcher = permanent or returnee (2 or more years abroad) Transitory researcher = less than 2 years abroad Relative Productivity = articles per year relative to all USA researchers Relative Seniority = years of publication activity relative to all USA researchers
Mexico: output and international collaboration 8.3% per year 9.3% per year 40.5%
Institutional Evaluation SciVal Spotlight University Rankings
Bibliometrics for Authors The h-index SciVal Strata
Author disambiguation issues ORCID is an international, interdisciplinary, open, and not-for-profit organization created for the benefit of all stakeholders, including research institutions, funding organizations, publishers, and researchers to enhance the scientific discovery process and improve collaboration and the efficiency of research funding. 46533489 Launch planned 2012 Q4
The h-index Available on Scopus Rates individuals based on career publications Incorporates both citations and papers Productivity and age constraints Citations h g-index m-index etc. h Paper no.
Article level metrics Citations Peer ratings Usage Social Media
Citations: “a private process with a public face” “Reward or persuasion? The battle to define the meaning of a citation” Weinstock, M. Citation indexes. In A. Kent and H. Lancour (eds) Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science, Vol. 5, pp. 16-40 New York, Marcel Dekker, 1971. 15 reasons for citations What does a citation mean?
Our journey through the scholarly landscape Thank you for your attention Any questions or comments?