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CWTS Development · Focal Area: Information & Openness

From vision to action: our first two years in the focal area Information & Openness

The Information & Openness focal area at CWTS is dedicated to studying, discussing and advocating for the openness of research information. In this blog post, we look back and reflect on our first two years.

Information & Openness • 20-03-2025

Science & Society

Metrics sonification as a new way to convey bibliometric data

When it comes to making sense of data, visualizations rule. But what about translating data into sound? This blog post explores the origins of ‘data sonification’ and its many applications in science and demonstrates how even bibliometric data can be turned into sound.

Lutz Bornmann • 18-03-2025

Science & Society

Monitoring Open Science in The Netherlands

Support for Open Science in the Netherlands has led to institutional programs across universities to promote open research practices. This blog post discusses a workshop where those program representatives met to explore opportunities for monitoring and evaluating Open Science within Dutch research.

Louise Bezuidenhout + 2 others • 19-02-2025

Science & Society

Reusing data: bridging the distance between data consumers and producers

The development of open research data has generally been from the perspective of producers sharing data; we argue that it is vital to include the consumer perspective. In this blog post, we report insights gained from a workshop held in November 2024 exploring data reuse from different perspectives.

Kathleen Gregory + 5 others • 10-02-2025

Opinion & Commentary

Benchmarking in research evaluations: we can do without it

The Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP) 2021-2027 proposes benchmarking as a method for evaluating research units. But what exactly does this entail and what are the risks? Our authors dive deeper into this topic and show what is possible and what to be careful about.

Thed van Leeuwen + 1 other • 30-01-2025

Opinion & Commentary

Benchmarking bij onderzoeks-evaluaties: we kunnen zonder

Het Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP) 2021-2027 stelt benchmarking als een methode voor de evaluatie van onderzoekseenheden voor. Maar wat houdt dat precies in en wat zijn de gevaren daarbij? Onze auteurs duiken er dieper in en laten zien waar mogelijkheden liggen en wat je beter niet kan doen.

Frank van Vree + 1 other • 30-01-2025