Introducing the Leiden Ranking Open Edition This post introduces the Open Edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking, published today by CWTS in collaboration with the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative, Sesame Open Science, and OurResearch. The Leiden Ranking Open Edition is the first fully transparent university ranking. Ludo Waltman, Nees Jan van Eck, Martijn Visser, Mark Neijssel, Lucy Montgomery, Cameron Neylon, Bianca Kramer, Kyle Demes and Jason Priem • January 30, 2024
Opening up the CWTS Leiden Ranking: Toward a decentralized and open model for data curation Today, CWTS released the Open Edition of the Leiden Ranking. This blog post discusses the data curation approach taken in this fully transparent edition of the Leiden Ranking. Nees Jan van Eck, Martijn Visser and Ludo Waltman • January 30, 2024
An open approach for classifying research publications In this post Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman introduce an open approach for classifying research publications, contributing to a broader development toward open approaches to bibliometrics. Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • January 24, 2024
The Leiden Ranking goes beyond ranking Today the CWTS Leiden Ranking and the INORMS More Than Our Rank initiative announce a new partnership, aimed at highlighting the accomplishments of universities beyond what is captured in university rankings. Elizabeth Gadd, Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck • September 27, 2023
The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023 Today CWTS releases the 2023 edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking. In this post, the Leiden Ranking team provides an update on ongoing developments related to the ranking. Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman, Zeynep Anli, Clara Calero-Medina, Dan Gibson, Mark Neijssel, Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Martijn Visser, Henri de Winter and Alfredo Yegros • June 21, 2023
The Journal Observatory - Connecting information on scholarly communication As scholarly communication is getting more diverse and transparent, there is an increasing need for reliable information on platforms’ policies. The Journal Observatory project aims to connect existing data and build toward systematic high-quality information on scholarly communication platforms. Bram van den Boomen, Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman, Tony Ross-Hellauer and Serge Horbach • May 01, 2023
Take responsibility for social media With many former Twitter users looking for alternatives, the decentralised Mastodon platform is on the rise. But decentralisation alone is not enough: institutions should take responsibility and host their own Mastodon server. Vincent Traag, Jonathan Dudek, Eleonora Dagiene, Nees Jan van Eck and Rodrigo Costas • December 07, 2022 • 4 comments
The growth of open peer review The closed nature of the traditional journal peer review system is often criticized. Over the past two decades, significant efforts have been made to make peer review more open. Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck use data from Crossref to analyze the growth of open peer review. Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck • July 06, 2022
A first step in quantifying disagreement across science Disagreement is ubiquitous in science and maybe even necessary for progress. We leverage recent advances in data to develop a method for quantifying disagreement, revealing the complexity of disagreement across science. Wout Lamers, Kevin Boyack, Vincent Larivière, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman and Dakota Murray • January 19, 2022
