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The development of a research intelligence tool for rare disease research in the Netherlands 为荷兰罕见病研究开发研究情报工具

IF 4.1

Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00320

R. Iping, Ilse Nederveen, B. Ranjbar-Sahraei, Hosein Azarbonyad, Max Dumoulin, Georgios Tsatsaronis, I. M. Mathijssen

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Real influence: A novel approach to characterize the visibility of journals and publications 真实影响力：描述期刊和出版物知名度的新方法

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00316

Antonio Perianes-Rodríguez, Bianca S. Mira, Daniel Martínez-Ávila, M. C. Grácio

{"title":"Real influence: A novel approach to characterize the visibility of journals and publications","authors":"Antonio Perianes-Rodríguez, Bianca S. Mira, Daniel Martínez-Ávila, M. C. Grácio","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00316","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 For the last fifty years, the journal impact factor (IF) has been the most prominent of all bibliometric indicators. Since the first Journal Citation Report was launched, the IF has been used, often improperly, to evaluate institutions, publications, and individuals. Its well-known significant technical limitations have not detracted from its popularity, and they contrast with the lack of consensus over the numerous alternatives suggested as complements or replacements. This paper presents a percentile distribution-based proposal for assessing the influence of scientific journals and publications that corrects several of the IF’s main technical limitations using the same set of documents as is used to calculate the IF. Nearly 400 journals of Library Science and Information Science and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology categories were analyzed for this purpose. The results show that the new indicator retains many of its predecessor’s advantages and adds benefits of its own: It is more accurate, more gaming-resistant, more complete, and less influenced by the citation window or extreme observations.","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141664733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring publication networks with a local cohesion-maximizing algorithm 用局部内聚力最大化算法探索出版网络

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00314

Matthias Held, Jochen Gläser

{"title":"Exploring publication networks with a local cohesion-maximizing algorithm","authors":"Matthias Held, Jochen Gläser","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00314","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Global algorithms have taken precedence in bibliometrics as approaches to the reconstruction of topics from networks of publications. They partition a large set of publications and the resulting disjoint clusters are then interpreted as individual topics. This is at odds with a sociological understanding of topics as formed by the participants working on and being influenced by them, an understanding that is best operationalized by algorithms prioritizing cohesion rather than separation, by using local information and by allowing topics to overlap. Thus, a different kind of algorithm is needed for topic reconstruction to be successful. Local algorithms represent a promising solution. In this paper, we present for consideration a new Multilayered, Adjustable, Local Bibliometric Algorithm (MALBA), which is in line with sociological definitions of topics and reconstructs dense regions in bibliometric networks locally. MALBA grows a subgraph from a publications seed either by interacting with a fixed network dataset, or by querying an online database to obtain up-to-date linkage information. New candidates for addition are evaluated by assessing the links in two data models. Experiments with publications on the h-index and with ground truth data positioned in a dataset of AMO physics illustrate the properties of MALBA and its potential.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_a_00314\u0000","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141362519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Research funding in different SCI disciplines: A comparison analysis based on Web of Science 不同 SCI 学科的研究经费：基于 Web of Science 的比较分析

IF 6.4

Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00315

Wencan Tian, Ruonan Cai, Zhichao Fang, Qianqian Xie, Zhigang Hu, Xianwen Wang

{"title":"Research funding in different SCI disciplines: A comparison analysis based on Web of Science","authors":"Wencan Tian, Ruonan Cai, Zhichao Fang, Qianqian Xie, Zhigang Hu, Xianwen Wang","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00315","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 To provide valuable insights for shaping future funding policies, in this study, we offer a comprehensive panorama of the research funding across 171 SCI disciplines in the past decade (2011–2020), based on more than 13 million scientific literature records from the Web of Science. The relationship between funding and research impact was also explored. To this end, we employ two indicators, i.e., the universality and multiplicity of funding, to indicate the funding level and six indicators to gauge the impact advantages of funding. Our findings reveal an upward trend in both the universality (increasing from 66.30% to 74.26%) and multiplicity (increasing from 2.82 to 3.26) of funding over the past decade. The allocation of funding varies across disciplines, with life sciences and earth sciences receiving the highest percentage of funding (78.31%) and medicine having the highest multiplicity of funding (3.07). Engineering and computer science have seen relatively rapid growth in terms of universality and multiplicity of funding. Funded articles have a greater impact than unfunded ones. And this impact strengthens as the number of funding grants increases. Through regression analysis, the citation advantage of funding was also proven at the article level, although the usage advantage is not significant.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_a_00315\u0000","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141361498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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20 years of the Open Access Movement: a retrospective study on the relationship between publishing strategies and scientific capital of Brazilian researchers in Biological Science 开放获取运动 20 年：巴西生物科学研究人员出版策略与科学资本之间关系的回顾性研究

IF 6.4

Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00308

D. Sarzi, J. Leta

{"title":"20 years of the Open Access Movement: a retrospective study on the relationship between publishing strategies and scientific capital of Brazilian researchers in Biological Science","authors":"D. Sarzi, J. Leta","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00308","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In this study, we aim to investigate the publishing strategies adopted by the Brazilian scientific community, and how it is related with the researchers’ scientific capital. The “research productivity” grant (PQ grant) was taken as an indicator of scientific capital: the higher is the PQ grant a researcher receives the higher is his/her scientific capital. Personal data from 6,993 researchers linked to at least one Brazilian graduate program in biological sciences were obtained through the Sucupira Platform, data on articles published from 2000 to 2019 were retrieved from Lattes Platform and DOAJ was considered to classify articles as OA. Our main findings indicate that subscription-based journals are the most prevalent publishing strategy, but the proportion of OA publications is increasing over time, mainly with APC. We also observed that the lower is the level of PQ grant, the higher is the share of articles in OA journals. Finally, we observed a growing trend in the percentage of researchers with high and mid-high adherence to OA from all levels of PQ grant, but mainly with APC. Mapping the dynamics of publishing strategies can play an important step towards driving policies oriented to the promotion of OA.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_a_00308\u0000","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Latent Variable Modeling of Scientific Impact: Estimation of the Q Model Parameters with Structural Equation Models 科学影响力的潜在变量建模：用结构方程模型估计 Q 模型参数

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00313

Boris Forthmann, Steffen Nestler

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Linking science with media and policy: the case of academics in Flanders, Belgium 将科学与媒体和政策联系起来：比利时佛兰德学术界的案例

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00311

Hans Jonker, Florian Vanlee

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A Matter of Time? Gender and Ethnic Inequality in the Academic Publishing Careers of Dutch PhDs 时间问题？荷兰博士学术出版生涯中的性别和种族不平等

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00306

Anne Maaike Mulders, Bas Hofstra, J. Tolsma

{"title":"A Matter of Time? Gender and Ethnic Inequality in the Academic Publishing Careers of Dutch PhDs","authors":"Anne Maaike Mulders, Bas Hofstra, J. Tolsma","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00306","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Women and ethnic minorities underpopulate influential academic positions, even though these groups are increasingly represented at the doctorate level. Does this imply that gender and ethnic gaps in academic careers are closing? Prior studies on gender inequality in academia predominantly focus on single academic fields or restricted time periods. Longitudinal descriptions of ethnic inequality are even more rare. Using a novel dataset of a near-population of doctorates (N = 95,130) from Dutch universities across all academic fields between 1990–2021, and their publications, we extend descriptions on gender and ethnic inequality in academic publication careers in the Netherlands. Furthermore, we assess trends in inequality over approximately 30 years without focusing on established academics. We find that while women are as likely as men to start an academic publishing career after obtaining doctorate, their careers are shorter. Ethnic minority scholars are less likely to start an academic career after doctorate, and when they do, they stop sooner than ethnic majority researchers. We do not observe a trend towards more equality in academic publishing careers. In conclusion, efforts to increase diversity in Dutch academia have not yet paid off, and gender and ethnic parity in are likely not just a matter of time.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_a_00306\u0000","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140710896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Public Engagement with COVID-19 Preprints: Bridging the Gap Between Scientists and Society 公众参与 COVID-19 预印本：缩小科学家与社会之间的差距

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00302

Justus Henke

{"title":"Public Engagement with COVID-19 Preprints: Bridging the Gap Between Scientists and Society","authors":"Justus Henke","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00302","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The surge in preprint server use, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, necessitates a reex-amination of their significance in the realm of science communication. This study rigorously investigates discussions surrounding preprints, framing them within the contexts of systems theory and boundary objects in scholarly communication. An analysis of a curated selection of COVID-19-related preprints from bioRxiv and medRxiv was conducted, emphasizing those that transitioned to journal publications, alongside the associated commentary and Twitter ac-tivity. The dataset was bifurcated into comments by biomedical experts versus those by non-experts, encompassing both academic and general public perspectives. Findings revealed that while peers dominated nearly half the preprint discussions, their presence in Twitter dialogues was markedly diminished. Yet, intriguingly, the themes explored by these two groups diverged considerably. Preprints emerged as potent boundary objects, reinforcing, rather than obscuring, the delineation between scientific and non-scientific discourse. They serve as crucial conduits for knowledge dissemination and foster inter-disciplinary engagements. Nonetheless, the inter-play between scientists and the wider public remains nuanced, necessitating strategies to incor-porate these diverse discussions into the peer review continuum without compromising aca-demic integrity and to cultivate sustained engagement from both experts and the broader community.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_a_00302\u0000","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140384783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Operationalizing open and restricted-access data – Formulating verifiable criteria for the openness of datasets mentioned in biomedical research articles 开放和限制访问数据的可操作性--为生物医学研究文章中提及的数据集的开放性制定可核查的标准

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Quantitative Science Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1162/qss_a_00301

Evgeny Bobrov, N. Riedel, Miriam Kip

{"title":"Operationalizing open and restricted-access data – Formulating verifiable criteria for the openness of datasets mentioned in biomedical research articles","authors":"Evgeny Bobrov, N. Riedel, Miriam Kip","doi":"10.1162/qss_a_00301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00301","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Increasing the availability of research datasets is a goal of many stakeholders in science, and monitoring related practices requires definitions of the entity in question. There are several, largely overlapping, definitions for open data. However, they have so far not been translated into operationalizations which would allow to detect in a structured and reproducible way, whether for a specific research article underlying data have been shared. Here, we propose a detailed set of criteria to enable such assessments, focusing on biomedical research. We have used these criteria to distribute performance-oriented funding at a large university hospital and to monitor data sharing practices in a dashboard. In addition to fully open data, we include separate criteria for datasets with restricted access, which we also reward. The criteria are partly inspired by the FAIR principles, particularly findability and accessibility, but do not map onto individual principles. The criteria attribute open data status in a binary fashion, both to individual datasets and, ultimately, articles with which they were shared. The criteria allow a verifiable assessment, based on automated and manual screening steps, which we have implemented and validated, as described elsewhere. Here, we focus conceptually on assessing the presence of shared data.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_a_00301\u0000","PeriodicalId":34021,"journal":{"name":"Quantitative Science Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140384808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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