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Long-read · Science & Society

The mosaic of science: When does disciplinary diversity translate into prestige?

Scientific collaboration across disciplines resembles a mosaic, with each piece contributing to a composition more coherent than any fragment on its own. This diversity is widely seen as necessary for tackling complex problems. But does it also translate into scientific prestige?

Julián D. Cortés • 28-05-2026

Opinion & Commentary

Universities must act now to regulate AI-use in science

Dutch universities need to quickly establish standards or guidelines for the responsible use of generative AI in research. Currently, individual researchers carry too much responsibility. What do integrity, reliability, and independence mean when using AI, and how can we safeguard these values?

Laurens Hessels • 21-05-2026

CWTS Development · Focal Area: Information & Openness

Advancing open research information: The next three years of the Information & Openness focal area

Today we published the 2026-2028 strategic plan for the Information & Openness focal area. This blogpost provides an overview of the plan, describing our vision and objectives for advancing the uptake of open research information in the coming years.

Information & Openness • 28-04-2026

Science & Society

Developing an Open Science Readiness Assessment Framework for the SEP

Developing long-term OS policies and roadmaps can be a daunting task for research units. This blog post proposes to develop an Open Science Readiness Assessment Framework tool, aligned with the Dutch Strategy Evaluation Protocol to help research units to better embed OS in their long-term planning.

Louise Bezuidenhout • 14-04-2026

Science & Society

Insular policy feedback: Why reforming metrics alone may not be enough

Metric-driven research systems persist because governance structures often matter more than metrics themselves.

Eleonora Dagiene + 3 others • 09-04-2026

How-to

ORION dashboard: Bringing open research data within reach

The ORION dashboard enables easy exploration of CWTS OpenAlex data on BigQuery, letting users analyse institutions, funders, and research topics via interactive visualisations and reproducible SQL queries without any coding skills required.

Juan Pablo Bascur Cifuentes • 24-03-2026