How does a lockdown affect a visiting researcher? Some reflections during the COVID-19 lockdown period

In July 2019, I joined CWTS for a one-year research stay. The lockdown due to COVID-19 changed my situation as a visiting researcher quite a bit. While virtual ways of working could make up for some of the constraints experienced, I had to think: what might be the effects on academic networking?

Carey Ming-Li Chen • June 05, 2020

Exploring the COVID-19 discourse in “The Conversation”

The current pandemic has revealed a pressing demand for accessible and reliable science communication. Platforms such as “The Conversation” can help by enabling experts to communicate research to the public. Here, we explore the topics that became prevalent in this medium in the context of COVID-19.

Jonathan Dudek and Rodrigo Costas • June 02, 2020

Comparing bibliographic data sources: Q&A

Last week CWTS researchers Martijn Visser, Nees Jan van Eck, and Ludo Waltman published the paper 'Large-scale comparison of bibliographic data sources: Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions, Crossref, and Microsoft Academic'. In this post, the authors answer ten questions about their work.

Martijn Visser, Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • May 29, 2020

Elsevier and the Dutch Open Science goals

The VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have announced a national deal that bundles Open Access and data services. Is the deal consistent with Dutch Open Science goals, and will undesirable platform effects be avoided?

Sarah de Rijcke • May 20, 2020 • 1 comment

Going back to normal?

With Covid-19 forcing university staff to work from home, there is ample opportunity for rethinking all the commuting we were doing in ‘normal' times. However, staying all at home is not so enjoyable, either. Could there be an alternative?

Ed Noyons • May 14, 2020

The bright side of the lockdown: the experience of conducting PhD studies remotely

Beyond the lockdown: COVID-19 forces change in remote learning

Eleonora Dagiene • May 11, 2020

COVID-19: What do funders consider relevant research?

As emergency calls for research funding are made to tackle the COVID-19, some difficult questions come to mind: What types of knowledge are relevant? What types of research should be prioritised?

André Brasil, Soohong Eum, Wouter van de Klippe and Ismael Rafols • April 30, 2020

Reminiscence: A note by two former interns

In 2015 and 2017, we were interns at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), and it was a valuable experience. Let us tell you about it, and why you may consider applying there.

Grischa Fraumann and Tung Tung Chan • April 28, 2020

Delineating COVID-19 and coronavirus research

Many initiatives are keeping track of research on COVID-19 and coronaviruses. These initiatives, while valuable because they allow for fast access to relevant research, pose the question of subject delineation. We analyse here one such initiative, the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19).

Giovanni Colavizza, Rodrigo Costas, Vincent Traag, Nees Jan van Eck, Thed van Leeuwen and Ludo Waltman • April 21, 2020