Title: Advances in bibliometric analysis: research performance assessment and science mapping
Abstract: In this chapter we present a short overview of the application of bibliometric methods for the assessment of research performance and the mapping of scientific fields. The first method concerns the detailed analysis of the impact of research in an international perspective. These analyses can be used at different aggregation levels and in different contexts such as university research groups, institutes, R&D departments of companies, scientific organizations, research programs of charities, framework programs of the EC, or the research of an entire university or country. These bibliometric performance analyses are an indispensable element in evaluation procedures next to peer review. The second method focuses on the creation of science maps on the basis of word or citation similarity of publications. These science maps are unique tools to discover patterns in the structure of fields, the emergence of new research themes, and research related to important socio-economic issues. We describe these bibliometric methods with ‘real life' examples and discuss in brief current issues such as the h-index, the journal impact factor, webometrics and university rankings.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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