The Case for PubPub
In this Short Analysis, Jefferson Pooley is reviewing/introducing PubPub, a web-based publishing platform hosted by a nonprofit, the Knowledge Futures Group (KFG)
Scientific policy advice: An attempt to structurize types of organizations on the international level
In this contribution, Irene Broer & Nataliia Sokolovska describe what inspired them to create their own taxonomy of advisory formats and dive into the characteristics of advisory organizations and how they can be systematized.
Sharing knowledge: Impact of Covid-19 on digital teaching
In this short analysis the three authors aggregate findings from four research projects to answer questions regarding the accelerated digitalisation of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Who is an expert? Inclusion and exclusion of expertise in global pandemic prevention
The case of pandemic prevention is one of many examples to show that holistic perspectives in disaster prevention and related fields have gained prominence in recent years.
Out of the Box: Extended Peer Review as Quality Assurance in Scientific Policy Advice
This short analysis is showing up ways of how the quality of scientific policy advice, as an important part of the recognition of scientific activity, can be checked and how these processes and results can be made usable again for science.
What the Covid-19 experience has taught us about the limits of evidence-informed policy making
In this short analysis P. Atkinson highlights the uncertainties associated with the field of evidence-informed policy making, especially in crisis situations such as Covid-19.
ploc – an app to discover and improve research
The pocket library for open content is an application designed to simplify the search for openly available research content and lay ground for a basic quality assurance mechanism.
How to find the right Survey Tool: Problems and Proposals
Sami Nenno on the typical problems of the most common service providers for conducting online surveys and how to find the right one for your own project.
Impact of social sciences – (How) Can it be measured?
A summary of the results of a workshop held by our authors on issues related to the measurability of the impact of the Social Sciences and Humanities.
How to structure a cumulative dissertation: Five strategies
In this article, Mennatullah Hendawy shares some insights on structuring cumulative dissertations based on her own experience
On creating a good research environment
Sabine Müller on the hierarchical system of German academia and why it could be a problem for the wellbeing of young academics and Ph.D. candidates. She compares it to her experiences at Oxford University and sheds light on the differences between the two research cultures.
Manifestations of power abuse in academia and how to prevent them
A group of researchers from the German N² network presents the results of a survey among PhD students on the abuse of power in science and outlines ways to counter it
Power and Publications in Chinese Academia
Ruixue Jia on the influence of administrative power in Chinese academia on researchers’ publication activity, their selection of co-authors, and the topics they are writing about.
When Relationships Between Supervisors and Doctoral Researchers Go Wrong
Gorup & Laufer on how control is exercised and abused within relationships between doctoral supervisors and their students, what happens when PhD students challenge this control, and how we break free of this cycle of control.
Academic voices during the pandemic
Julia T. Scho on the challenges and positive experiences of researchers and scientists working around the globe during the pandemic
The impact of bioenergy research
Glaucia Souza on the introduction of BioFuels in Sao Paulo and all over Brazil, her activities at BIOEN and the transfer of technologies for more sustainable forms of mobility into practice.
Challenges in Building Innovative, Sustainable and Open Research Infrastructures
A number of social, technical and political-economic problems call to rethink the current practice of funding and governing research infrastructures.
The four faces of Twitter user’s activity around science.
Adrián A. Díaz-Faes analyses four dimensions of twitter metrics around science in a quantitative study.
Meet the Research Impact Canvas
Fecher and Kobsda introduce the Research Impact Canvas – a structured guide to plan science communication activities.
Distributed Organisations for Collaborative Research
Martin Etzrodt’s take on the need of distributed organisations in collaborative research.
Social media use in research
Su Golder and Gill Norman analyse the complex ethical considerations researchers face using social media data.
How libraries secure trust in the research process of the 21st century
Three examples for library engagement in trust: scholarly communication literacy, information quality and legal certainty.
How we overestimate Twitter
Twitter is a centerpiece of modern public communication. But the question must be asked: Is Twitter worth all that attention?
Prestige and inequality in the ivory tower
Do we have an inequality problem in academia? – Crossposting from ScienceMetrics
Data sharing and information literacy
Promoting data sharing by improving data information literacy in German academic libraries
Multidisciplinary science – multiple authors?
Bibliometrics for the 20 highest performing authors in Multidisciplinary Science.
Authorship in mathematics
The 20 highest performing authors in Mathematics publish third most articles but have comparably low bibliometrics.
Chemically linked authors
Bibliometrics for the subject areas Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, as well as Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics for the 20 highest performing authors
The Arts and the authorship
Bibliometrics for the subject areas Arts and Humanities as well as Social Sciences for the 20 highest performing authors.
11000111 authors
Bibliometrics for the subject areas Computer Science and Decision Sciences for the 20 highest performing authors.
Taking care of people – and authorship
Bibliometrics for the subject areas Dentistry, Health Professions, Nursing, and Psychology for the 20 highest performing authors.
Small organisms, high citation rates
On average, Immunology and Microbiology, Neuroscience as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology have the highest citation rates.
Earth, Environment, and authors
Bibliometrics of the 20 highest performing authors in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Sciences.
Old MacDonald had coauthors
Bibliometrics of the 20 highest performing authors in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Veterinary Science.
Authorship in business and economy
Bibliometrics of the 20 highest performing authors in Business, Management, and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics, and Finance.
Authorship in engineering
Bibliometrics of the 20 highest performing authors in Energy, Engineering, and Materials Science.
Doctor coauthor
The 20 highest performing authors in Medicine published more than 7700 articles in seven years.
How to analyse authorship
Methodology for analysing the number of authors per article using meta data from Scopus.
Et alia mille
On average, the 20 highest performing authors in Physics and Astronomy have more than 1200 coauthors per article.