The Pain of Labeling Things

Labeling things is hard, but labeling groups of things is harder! At CWTS we automatically group publications and label them with an algorithm, but these labels can be puzzling for human minds. In this post, I find out how the same group of publications can have the labels "queer theory" and "home".

Juan Pablo Bascur Cifuentes • October 31, 2019

Mapping science using Microsoft Academic data

This blog post discusses the emergence of new data sources in the field of bibliometrics, and how to use them to map science.

Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • October 28, 2019 • 2 comments

Why are global health needs unmet by research efforts?

Not all diseases receive equal research attention across the globe. This phenomenon, often referred to as the 10/90 gap in health research, has a long history, rife with contention and debate on its accuracy. New research seeks to uncover various factors perpetuating these inequalities.

Ismael Rafols, Alfredo Yegros, María Francisca Abad-García and Wouter van de Klippe • October 24, 2019