Search
Now showing items 201-210 of 229
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 ...
Do altmetrics work? Twitter and ten other social web services
(Public library of science, 2013-05-28)
Altmetric measurements derived from the social web are increasingly advocated and used as early indicators of article
impact and usefulness. Nevertheless, there is a lack of systematic scientific evidence that altmetrics ...
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 ...
Design and update of a classification system : the UCSD map of science
(2012-07-12)
Global maps of science can be used as a reference system to chart career trajectories, the location of emerging research
frontiers, or the expertise profiles of institutes or nations. This paper details data preparation, ...
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 ...
Astrophysicists’ conversational connections on Twitter
(Public Library of Science, 2014-08-25)
Because Twitter and other social media are increasingly used for analyses based on altmetrics, this research sought to
understand what contexts, affordance use, and social activities influence the tweeting behavior of ...
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 ...
The effect of collaborators on institutions’ scientific impact
(Springer, 2016-11)
The effect of collaborators on institutions scientific impact was examined for 81 institutions
with different degrees of impact and collaboration. Not only collaborators including both core and
peripheral collaborators ...
Scientific collaboration and high-technology exchanges among BRICS and G-7 countries
(Springer, 2015-12-21)
Over the last two decades, emerging countries located outside North America and Europe have reshaped the global economy. These countries are also increasing their share of the world’s scientific output. This paper analyzes ...
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 ...