Leiden Madtrics

CWTS Development

Launch of the CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition 2024

Earlier this year CWTS published the first Open Edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking. Today the Leiden Ranking Open Edition 2024 was launched. In this post, Nees Jan van Eck and colleagues discuss the latest developments around the Open Edition of the Leiden Ranking.

Nees Jan van Eck + 2 others • 09-10-2024

Opinion & Commentary

Bezuiniging op Open Science NL, superzonde!

Afgelopen week werd een forse bezuiniging op Open Science NL bekendgemaakt. Ludo Waltman, open science ambassadeur van Universiteit Leiden, bespreekt de gevolgen van deze bezuiniging.

Ludo Waltman • 25-09-2024

Science & Society

CWTS ventures Into the Great Wide Open

Next week, the STI 2024 conference will take place in Berlin. Our colleagues at CWTS are already busy preparing their contributions. This blog post highlights all the posters, presentations, and special sessions that they are involved in.

Blog team • 12-09-2024

Science & Society

The GLOBAL initiative - Contribute to improving the reporting of bibliometric analyses

The team of the GLOBAL initiative is looking for people with experience in bibliometric analyses to participate in a Delphi study to develop a reporting guideline for bibliometric analysis. This post introduces the GLOBAL initiative and invites colleagues with relevant experience to contribute.

Jeremy Y. Ng + 2 others • 26-07-2024

How-to · Long-read

Towards the democratisation of open research information for scientometrics and science policy: the Campinas experience

The Barcelona Declaration represented a major step towards the adoption of open data for scientometrics and science policy. This blogpost discusses the importance of also moving towards democratising the access and use of these open resources, by sharing our experience from Campinas in Brazil.

Alysson Mazoni + 1 other • 06-06-2024

Science & Society · Summary & Review

Origin and evolution of the "publish or perish" phenomenon

The origin of the phrase "publish or perish" has been intriguing since this question was first raised by Eugene Garfield in 1996. In this blog, I will talk about the evolution of the meaning of this phrase and show the earliest use known at this point.

Vladimir M. Moskovkin • 04-06-2024