Indicadores responsables y posiciones en rankings. ¿Qué significa una posición en el Leiden Ranking? [Spanish blog post]

El Leiden Ranking de Universidades 2023 ha sido publicado. En este post, explicamos lo que los indicadores del ranking dicen y lo que no dicen.

Andrea Reyes Elizondo and Clara Calero-Medina • June 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

"Smart alone, brilliant together"

Academic publishing is on the move. Dissatisfaction with the dominant publishing paradigm has given rise to a manifold of new ideas, projects and services. The time is ripe for consolidation of the most promising developments.

Anna van ‘t Veer, Thed van Leeuwen, Dan Rudmann, Leo Waaijers and Ludo Waltman • May 25, 2023

The focal areas of CWTS

In this post the directors of CWTS introduce the three focal areas of the centre. These focal areas were established on January 1, 2023 as part of the launch of the CWTS knowledge agenda 2023-2028.

Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman and Ed Noyons • May 09, 2023

Introducing the CWTS knowledge agenda 2023-2028

On January 1, 2023 CWTS launched its new knowledge agenda, a strategic plan for the centre for the period 2023-2028. In this post the directors of CWTS introduce the new knowledge agenda.

Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman and Ed Noyons • May 09, 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

Industry involved in research: The case of Latin America and the Caribbean

Collaborations between industry and research institutions are a common phenomenon in science. But what does the situation look like in Latin America and the Caribbean? In a recent study, our author took a closer look and identified central as well as less prominent research areas.

Julián D. Cortés • April 13, 2023

Open Science Knowledge Platform: A Journey to a Dynamic Resource

In 2022, CWTS held a series of open science seminars together with the Research Councils of The Netherlands (NWO) and Norway (RCN). Now, all resources from the seminars are available on a new Open Science Knowledge Platform. This blogpost reflects on building this platform and next steps to come.

André Brasil • March 16, 2023

Narrative CVs: a new challenge and research agenda

Narrative CVs allow researchers to offer contextual accounts of their career. Ideally, they bring about more inclusive forms of research evaluation. In this collective blog post, we report on a 5-day workshop organized to reflect on narrative CVs and the many questions and opportunities they raise.

• March 15, 2023