Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle
The Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie with currently more than 25 member organisations is the leading infrastructure in the development and application of bibliometric analysis tools in Germany.
- In a new KB Open Research Seminar on #sciencemaps, Dr Ismael Rafols, senior researcher at CWTS and Univ. Politec. València, will give a talk on: Towards multiple ontologies in science mapping. January 21th, 2-3pm (CET). Register here: tinyurl.com/nvb9wkbj.
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleOur latest article argues that citation noise "represents an [...] underexplored challenge in citation analysis". Reviewers appreciate the fresh/innovative approach but question its conceptual underpinning: can citation accuracy be determined objectively? 👇 Read the assessment, reviews & full text
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleThe recent debate in JoI highlights a key issue often ignored in evaluation: doi.org/10.1016/j.jo... When all publication types are counted, normalized #metrics become inconsistent and misleading. But once we restrict the analysis to articles and reviews, correlations rise sharply. #bibliometrics
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleThere seems to be a decrease in the coverage of affiliation metadata in #OpenAlex, particularly with regard to journal articles published by Elsevier since 2024. Only around 6% of Elsevier articles published in 2025 have affiliation metadata. subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_an...
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleWhat do researchers see as their best work? A Journal of Informetrics study (2,300+ social scientists, 42 countries) shows only ~40% of self-identified top papers are top-cited. 17% aren’t in Scopus at all. 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.jo... #Bibliometrics #ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #Citations
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- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleDelighted to share this very important article with sobering results relevant for all migration researchers worldwide. Lead by @carrasco-jig.bsky.social, together with @mariegodin.bsky.social, @cvar-sil.bsky.social and yours truly. Open Access here: doi.org/10.1057/s415...
- Next KB Open Research Seminar in our Visualization Series: Mathieu Jacomy, PhD, Assistant Professor at Aalborg Universitet and Co-Creator of Gephi and Hyphe will give a talk on the topic: "How to read network maps" on December 17, 3–4 p.m. CET Register here: tinyurl.com/mvbajud9
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleWe're excited for our last Jour Fixe this year in which S. Bartscherer, S. Ulpts, B. Penders & S. Field present their work on "The (anti)social replication of replication" www.rmz.hu-berlin.de... 10.12.25, 11:00 CEST, join in person/ via zoom! @ibi-hu.bsky.social
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- Open science can also mean to make bibliographic metadata openly available. In a new open-bibliometrics post, Paul Donner (DZHW) shows that GROBID can extract many references often with surprisingly good results — but better, domain-specific training data will be needed. tinyurl.com/ys46cram
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleThis article revisits the early history of Soviet scientometrics, examining the role of Zinaida Mulchenko in writing Naukometriya... Mulchenko’s diminished positionality as the co-author of the book can be understood through the lens of the Matilda Effect direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
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- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleInteresse an Bibliometrie? Kennt ihr schon die "Loseblattsammlung" aka. bibliometrische Quick Notes von unserm Kollegen @optykali.bsky.social? Ein Blick lohnt sich. Ihr findet das CC BY 4.0 lizenzierte Material hier: bibliometrics-quick-notes.github.io #bibliometrie #bibliometry #quicknotes #LIS
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleI just reviewed the article 'Implicit reporting standards in bibliometric research: what can reviewers' comments tell us about reporting completeness?' by @dimitystephen.bsky.social and colleagues. I like the article a lot! Article: arxiv.org/abs/2508.162... Review: prereview.org/reviews/1739...
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleAn analysis based on a global panel dataset covering 119 countries from 1996 to 2021 shows that academic freedom at the country level is associated with the citation impact of future papers published by researchers from that country www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Unfortunately this seminar is cancelled due to illness. We are looking for an alternative date.
- Join our next Open Research Seminar with Dr. Annett Hoppe, PostDoc at Working Group Visual Analytics, Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library (TIB): "GROBI: Open-Source Tools for Accessible Bibliometric Analysis". October 14, 2–3 p.m. Register: tinyurl.com/5pm8hvk8
- Join our next Open Research Seminar with Dr. Annett Hoppe, PostDoc at Working Group Visual Analytics, Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library (TIB): "GROBI: Open-Source Tools for Accessible Bibliometric Analysis". October 14, 2–3 p.m. Register: tinyurl.com/5pm8hvk8
- We continue our series on science maps in October with an Open Research Seminar by our KB colleague Dr. Robin Haunschild who will give a talk on "Global science overlay maps using OpenAlex". October 8, 3–4 p.m. CET. Register here: tinyurl.com/2wb9556e
- Apologies for a small mistake: The seminar takes place on 2-3 pm (CEST)
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleWe need good practices for DOI registration for publish-review-curate platforms like @metaror.bsky.social and others. @andre-brasil.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post about this: doi.org/10.64000/76j... Together with @crossref.bsky.social we hope to receive input from the community on this issue!
- First insights into address unification in OpenAlex, WoS & Scopus. Findings: OpenAlex holds more unique addresses, but fewer item–address combinations. The share of addresses unified by our KB approach is lower than in proprietary DBs—yet promising & likely to improve. tinyurl.com/mv2xdtrc
- New on our blog: Christian Boulanger, Daniel Fejzo & Christine Rimmert on the poor coverage of German law publications in bibliometric databases. OpenAlex shows limited but growing reach—yet lacks affiliation & citation data: tinyurl.com/bpa736hz
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleDo, 25.9, 14:15-17:00, Raum MG 272: Aktuelle Perspektiven der Wissenschafts- und Techniksoziologie (organisiert vom Vorstand der Sektion @annekkrueger.bsky.social , Jan-Felix Schrape, @cschbrt.bsky.social , @juliaschubert.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleDer 42. DGS Kongress rückt näher und wir sind mit zwei spannenden Sektionsveranstaltungen vertreten -- kommt vorbei!
- In a new blog post on open bibliometrics, Barbara Scheidt from Forschungszentrum Jülich presents some interesting observations on the status quo of publisher name variants in WoS, Scopus, and OpenAlex (OAL) and describes ongoing work to standardise publisher names in OpenAlex. tinyurl.com/3938u2yt
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleOops, I got a bit carried away there and forgot to include the link to our analysis and dataset 🙈 doi.org/10.59350/sch...
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle📢 Transparency in AI use in academia is urgently needed. In this blog post, @serhiinazarovets.bsky.social, Natalia Tsybuliak, Jaime A. Texeira da Silva & @yanasychikova.bsky.social introduce GAIDeT - a practical taxonomy for declaring AI use in research. www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/gai...
- The #KB now documents its #infrastructure for #bibliometrics — covering data processing, QA & curation. Open processes faciltate #reproducibility & foster shared learning on effective research infrastructures: tinyurl.com/zma935w7
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- Valeria Aman analyzes on our blog open-bibliometrics how many #OAL papers with German affiliations aren’t in #WoS and vice versa. Reasons: OAL items` journals never/partly indexed in WoS; WoS items not matched toOAL stem from missing/incorrect DOIs; incomplete affiliation data. tinyurl.com/yt3wpat3
- Stephan Gauch (HU Berlin/KB) has reinterpreted the loose-leaf collection for bibliometrics, namely as a collection of short texts on core ideas of bibliometrics. It is aimed at students, practitioners and administrators, policymakers or simply anyone... Feel free to share! tinyurl.com/4a6ykvhp
- Katy Börner, Professor of Engineering and Information Science at Indiana University, and artist, gives a talk on "Mapping and Modeling Science, Technology, and Education" in our next KB Open Research Seminar, on August 20, 3–4 p.m. CET. Register here: tinyurl.com/uuyjk9vs
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleJust out: Open metadata enable large-scale hybrid open access studies. Cross-database comparison using major bibliometric databases shows that transformative agreements have been the main driver of open access. But paywalls still dominate. doi.org/10.1007/s111...
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- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle📢 New report published The event, which took place on April 25, featured discussions on the Barcelona Declaration, current Helmholtz activities, and the challenges & opportunities surrounding open research information. 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenScience #OpenResearch #BarcelonaDeclaration
- Two new publications by KB colleagues Nick Haupka and Najko Jahn on OpenAlex/with OAL data in comparison to Scopus and WoS: arxiv.org/abs/2507.22479 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle💸 Our latest blog post describes how the research project “Tracking Research Funding Flows in the Global South” by @clacso.bsky.social, @cwts.nl & Siris Academic aims to make visible & analyze ways in which international science funding circulates. 👇 Read it now on Leiden Madtrics
- In a new blog post, Nick Haupka describes a classifier he has developed to distinguish between research and non-research articles in #OpenAlex, having previously analysed that OpenAlex categorises many more journal articles as articles than Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed. tinyurl.com/t8zhaywd
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleShape research culture + practices! Join the Responsible Research in Action Unconference 2025, Sept 22–24, Berlin, to collaborate on innovative solutions – from reproducibility checks to researcher-driven funding models. rr-in-action2025.org @dfg.de @ucoimbra.bsky.social @berlinualliance.bsky.social
- KB's Dimity Stephen is part of an interdisciplinary team working on Guidance List for the repOrting of Bibliometric AnaLyses (GLOBAL), a reporting guideline with the aim to improve reliability, robustness, and reproducibility. A scoping review has just been published: tinyurl.com/4tkn5yze
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleThe program looks amazing! Looking forward to an engaging and productive dialogue on S&T policy in Bristol!
- The 29th Annual #STI2025 isn’t just great talks — it’s about community + fun too! 📍 Bristol, Sept 3–5: 🏃♀️ Morning harbour run 🎨 Banksy treasure hunt 🎲 ‘Publish & Perish’ game 🖼️ Poster bingo Come for the research, stay for the people. Join us! 👉 stienid2025.org/registration-1
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- Does citation context information improve the validity of citation analysis in assessing research quality? Paul Donner and colleagues found that measures derived from citation contexts correlate more strongly with peer ratings from Faculty Opinions than simple citation counts: tinyurl.com/9xekhx4w
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- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle📊 Donner & Korytkowski (2025): In mathematics authors are often listed alphabetically to signal equal work. But 🇵🇱 data show that in 20% of cases contributions differ, and habilitation candidates overstate their input by ~11% doi.org/10.1007/s111... #ResearchEthics #AcademicIntegrity #HigherEducation
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- The DORA and CoARA guidelines shape current debates on research assessment reform with a critical stance on (journal) metrics. What might evaluative bibliometrics look like in this context? Join our Open Research Seminar this Thursday, 2-3pm! Register: tinyurl.com/cmsjk7w3
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleAbstract submission and travel grant application for the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity are open. Please consider to submit an abstract and to reshare this message. lnkd.in/eJ9hmaRs
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleResearch assessment reform is essential to break the cycle of dependence on high-impact commercial journals and related metrics. ➡️ Reclaiming academic ownership of the #ScholarlyCommunication system buff.ly/0C0Wqfn #OpenScience
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleNajko Jahn: Estimating transformative agreement impact on hybrid open access: A comparative large-scale study using Scopus, Web of Science and open metadata arxiv.org/abs/2504.15038 arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15038 arxiv.org/html/2504.15038
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleTwo recent studies on "Transformative" Agreements, same conclusion - "Trapped in Transformative Agreements?" by W. Benedikt Schmal arxiv.org/abs/2409.20224 "How open are hybrid journals included in transformative agreements?" by Najko Jahn www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
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- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle🎉 Workshop Recap: PIDs for Academic Events We recently organized a workshop at @tibhannover.bsky.social dedicated to exploring the potential of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for academic events. ➡️ Workshop summary and presentations: www.pid-network.de/en/news/even... #OpenScience
- In our blog, we continuously share updates on analyses regarding data quality in #OpenAlex as well as curation results. A new analysis by Paul Donner explores the prevalence of #predatoryjournals in OpenAlex, based on the resource #CPR: open-bibliometrics.de/posts/202506...
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- Curious about disruption indicators? On June 11, 2-3, we will have two presentations and a discussion on: "How to measure disruption in science?" Register here: tinyurl.com/rutwxez9.
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleWas inspiring meeting Prof. @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca at GESIS today. Time to rev up the postgres server once more! #NewProjects #Bibliometrics #AcademicSky
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- Join our next KB Open Research Seminar on Tue, May 20, 3–4pm on the German Excellence Initiative. Prof. Heinze, Dr. Habicht & Dr. Tunger present their paper “Field size as a predictor of ‚excellence‘. The selection of subject fields in Germany’s Excellence Initiative”. Register: tinyurl.com/4te94k9r
- The KB provides access to curated OpenAlex data on Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1530... and Github: tinyurl.com/yc4w9vk4. Curations focus on GER research and comprise the following entities: - Addresses - Publishers - Funding info - Document types - Transformative agreements - Authors (in the future).
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/GeschäftsstelleThrilled to join the #INNBI project - connecting national bibliometric infrastructures across 🇺🇦🇦🇲🇬🇪🇲🇩🇩🇪 to improve research visibility and data quality through local expertise. Working alongside amazing partners from Yerevan, Tbilisi, Chișinău & Hanover! www.dzhw.eu/en/forschung... #OpenScience
- Several #KB partners have collaborated on an analysis of #openalex data quality aspects (here in particular the completeness of references as a fundamental backbone for bibliometric databases), more contributions to follow! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie/Geschäftsstelle🦠 Does science rely on early career researchers for more technical and specialized tasks? In our next seminar, @aschniedermann.bsky.social will present results for the field of biomedicine. 🎧 Make sure to join! 📅 Friday, 11.04.2025 | 3:00-4:15 PM (CEST) www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
