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RESEARCH EVALUATION; 2010; 19(3):158 - 160

Anthony van Raan and bibliometrics

Authors: Nederhof AJ, Tijssen RJW, Moed HF
Affiliations: Leiden Univ, Leiden Univ

Abstract:
This issue, inspired by the extensive scientific oeuvre of Anthony van Raan, provides a concise tour de horizon of current research evaluation topics and quantitative studies of science. A historiograph analysis positions key documents, written by Van Raan and other authors, that helped define the present-day field of bibliometrics. A life-cycle output analysis traces phases in the development of CWTS, Anthony's institute at Leiden University. Other contributions in this issue focus on the long-term importance of a paper's references as exemplified by landmark scholarly texts and the phenomenon of 'Sleeping Beauties'. Several papers focus on how the autonomy of institutes and researchers is related to bibliometric research evaluation. High-quality S&T indicators can act as structuring devises in policy debate and collective learning processes. We also learn about the need for statistical tests to distinguish among researchers with a similar h-index.

Publication type:
Article in Journal

Journals:
Research evalution
  
Authors (2)
  
Dr. A.J. (Ton) Nederhof
Centre for Science and Technology Studies
Senior Researcher. Psychologist, MSc 1978 Leiden University; Ph.D. in Psychology, Leiden, 1981. Lecturer and researcher in Leiden(from 1979), Washington State University (Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 1981-1982) and Auckland (ZWO Visiting Scholar, 1982). Previous work on methods and techniques in ...
Prof. R.J.W. (Robert) Tijssen
Academic positions and qualificationsChair in Science and Innovation Studies, Leiden University (Netherlands). Visiting professor at Stellenbosch University (South Africa).MSc, Leiden University (applied statistics, research methodology, psychology), PhD in Science Studies, Leiden ...