Overview of Development and Recent Trends in Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation
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This paper is an overview of bibliometrics, a subfield of library and information science. It briefly explains what bibliometrics is and why it is important in research evaluation and impact analysis. It summarizes the latest development and trends over the past decade. Three major trends are identified and discussed. They are alternative metrics, responsible use of bibliometrics and responsible research evaluation movement, and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in bibliometrics practice.
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Selected Publications
Rousseau, Sandra; Rousseau, Ronald (2017). “Being metric-wise: Heterogeneity in bibliometric knowledge”. El profesional de la información, v. 26, n. 3, pp. 480-487. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2017.may.14
Ingrid Bauer, David Bohmert, Alexandra Czernecka, Thomas Eichenberger, Juan Garbajosa, Horia Iovu, … Kurt De Wit. (2020, June 10). “Next Generation Metrics.” Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3874801
Caroline S. Wagner, Loet Leydesdorff (2012). “An Integrated Impact Indicator: A new definition of ‘Impact’ with policy relevance”. Research Evaluation, v. 21, n. 3, pp. 183–188. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvs012
Parks, Sarah, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Sarah Parkinson, and Catriona Manville (2019). “The changing research landscape and reflections on national research assessment in the future.” Research England. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3200.html
Wilsdon, J., et al. (2015). The Metric Tide: Report of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4929.1363
Wang, M., Wang, Z. & Chen, G. (2019). “Which can better predict the future success of articles? Bibliometric indices or alternative metrics.” Scientometrics, v.119, n.3, pp.1575–1595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03052-9
Major Journals That Publish Either Exclusively or Heavily on Bibliometrics
Scientometrics
Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology
DESIDOC Journal of Library Information Studies
Library Philosophy & Practice
Major Conferences
LIS Bibliometrics Annual Event. https://thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/conferences-and-events/
International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics. https://www.issi-society.org/conferences/
Altmetrics Conference (AM). https://www.altmetricsconference.com/
STI Indicators Conference Series. https://enid-europe.eu/index.php?id=confSeries
Major Organizations and Associations
LIS-Bibliometrics Community. Blog: https://thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/
Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS). https://www.cwts.nl/
International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI). https://www.issi-society.org/
European Network of Indicator Designers (ENID). https://enid-europe.eu/
International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS). https://inorms.net/
Global Research Council (GRC). https://www.globalresearchcouncil.org/
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