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Vanishing industries and the rising monopoly of universities in published research
(Public library of science, 2018-08-14)
Anecdotes abound regarding the decline of basic research in industrial and governmental
settings, but very little empirical evidence exists about the phenomenon. This article provides a systematic and historical analysis ...
Words by the tail : assessing lexical diversity in scholarly titles using frequency-rank distribution tail fits
(Public library of science, 2018-07-09)
This research assesses the evolution of lexical diversity in scholarly titles using a new indicator based on zipfian frequency-rank distribution tail fits. At the operational level, while both
head and tail fits of zipfian ...
Scientists popularizing science : characteristics and impact of TED talk presenters
(Public library of science, 2013-04-30)
The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference and associated website of recorded conference presentations
(TED Talks) is a highly successful disseminator of science-related videos, claiming over a billion online ...
A community of curious souls : an analysis of commenting behavior on TED talks videos
(Public library of science, 2014-04-09)
The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks website hosts video recordings of various experts, celebrities, academics,
and others who discuss their topics of expertise. Funded by advertising and members but provided ...
Authorship, citations, acknowledgments and visibility in social media : symbolic capital in the multifaceted reward system of science
(SAGE, 2018-02-01)
The reward system of science is undergoing significant changes, as traditional indicators
compete with initiatives that offer novel means of disseminating and assessing scholarly
impact. This paper considers a number of ...
Contributorship and division of labor in knowledge production
(SAGE, 2016-06-21)
Scientific authorship has been increasingly complemented with contributorship statements. While such statements are said to ensure more equitable credit and responsibility attribution, they also provide an opportunity to ...
The journal coverage of Web of Science and Scopus : a comparative analysis
(Springer, 2015-10-19)
Bibliometric methods are used in multiple fields for a variety of purposes,
namely for research evaluation. Most bibliometric analyses have in common their data
sources: Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science (WoS) and Elsevier’s ...
On the effects of the reunification on German researchers’ publication patterns
(Springer, 2017-01-28)
After developing independently following World War II, the research systems of East and West
Germany reunited at the end of the Cold War, resulting in Westernization of East German
Research institutions. Using data from ...