Area: Science mapping (Research programme)
This theme is dedicated to all aspects of structuring science output and linking individual objects. Structuring science is about identifying fields, sub-fields and research themes and relating them to each other.More informationVisit the Science mapping website.

Area: Science systems (Research programme)
Building on previous published work we continue our exploration of these interdependencies of the science system as a landscape characterized by field-specific citation densities.More informationVisit the Science systems website.

Area: Research assessment (Research programme)
This theme aims at contributing to the further development and scientific-scholarly foundation of research assessment methodologies in all domains of science and human scholarship.More informationVisit the Research assessment website.

Area: Science policy (Research programme)
The purpose of our work on this theme is to contribute to the science of science policy in such a way that science policy can be more scientifically based. We define science policy as the policies of national governments, supranational organizations, public science funding organizations and large ...

Area: Science and innovation (Research programme)
This theme addresses the connections between scientific and technical research and domains of application; more specifically, the contributions of modern-day research to the production of new knowledge, advanced skills, sophisticated tools and technical infrastructure, and science-based ...