The Web of Science, Bibliometrics and Scholarly Communication 11 December 2013 econlibrary@eui.eu

The Web of Science, Bibliometricsand Scholarly Communication

11 December 2013econlibrary@eui.eu

• ISI/SSCI - paper format• Web of Science - electronic database• Scholarly communication / new media• Web of Science 'Scientific Web Plus'• 2014: Thomson Reuters & Google Scholar

Reference Guide

• Reference guide

Czech PortugueseEnglish RomanianFrench Russian

German SpanishItalian TurkishPolish

Bibliography building Bibliometrics

Topic / keyword Citation metricsAuthor Journal rankingCited references Impact factorsShared references Data by disciplineSave & export University metrics

Coverage

• 12,600 journals• Titles of non-English journals translated • Abstracts of non-English language articles

available in English from 1990• Social Sciences & Humanities

Search

• Web of Science default• Phrase Searching

– eg. “regulatory competition” finds this exact phrase• Author Names

– Last name first, followed by a space and initial(s)– Lemley M* finds: Lemley, Mark– Lemley finds all authors with the family name Lemley

5-year Impact factor

• The 5-year Journal Impact Factor:– "The 5-year journal Impact Factor is the average

number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited in the Journal Citations Report year. It is caclulated by dividing the number of citations in the JCR year by the total number of articles published in the five previous years."

Calculation

• H-index of 3 means there are 3 items that have 3 citations or more. "This metric is useful because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited."

H-Index

• Developed by Jorge E. Hirsch'An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output'– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

102 (46) November, 2005

Caveats

• The journal selection process– "Many excellent regional journals target a local,

rather than an international, audience. Therefore, the emphasis on extensive international diversity is less than for internationally focused journals."

Caveats…

• Web of Science a database of article records• ‘Main’ articles sometimes mis-classified as ‘reviews’• Language coverage• Thomson Reuters does not correct/change metadata• Abstracts only since 1992• Author names – variations/diacritics• Citation because of ‘controversial’ or ‘bad science’• Differences between disciplines: citation patterns.

New Web of Science 12 January 2014

• Simplified ‘one box’ search with ability to expand or change the type of search

• Simplified navigation and grouping of functional controls

• Expanded search fields available

Cross-links from Google Scholar to the Web of Science(subscription context)

Cross-links from Web of Science to Google Scholar

Google Scholar automatically displays link to full text at user’s university if

available based on IP address.

Institutional Rankings

• Times Higher Education– World University Rankings

• Scientific ‘competitiveness’ analysis• eg. UNESCO Science Report

University rankings’ indicator clusters

• Teaching: the learning environment (30% of the overall ranking score)• Research: volume, income and reputation (30%)• Citations: research influence (30%)• International outlook: staff, students and research (7.5%)• Industry income: innovation (2.5%)

• ISI/SSCI - Paper• Web of Science electronic database• Scholarly communication / new media• Web of Science 'Scientific Web Plus'• 2014: Thomson Reuters & Google Scholar

Academic Communication Paper and Electronic

• Internet• Open Access• ‘Advanced’ OA / Web dissemination

• Example of PLoS article

• Books & e-Books• PalgravePivot• SpringerBriefs

Alternative metrics ‘Altmetrics’

• Altmetrics.org - methodology• ROAR - repository metrics• PLoS - article-level metrics• Webometrics - University web data• Blog Metrics

• LSE blog: 15 October 2013

• Google Scholar (May 2002)• Google Books (December 2003)• Google Ngram (May 2010) use firefox• Google Scholar Metrics (November 2010)• Google Citations (July 2011)• Google Scholar Library (19 November 2013)

The Debate

• Chronicle of Higher Education• Impact of Social Sciences blog (LSE)• Times Higher Education• Authors’ societies / language groups

The Web of Science, Bibliometricsand Scholarly Communication

11 December 2013econlibrary@eui.eu