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Montazerian M, Shaghaei N, Drachen TM, Dorch BF. Editorial: Quality and quantity in research assessment: examining the merits of metrics, volume II. Front Res Metr Anal 2024; 9:1400009. [PMID: 38595998 PMCID: PMC11002254 DOI: 10.3389/frma.2024.1400009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Maziar Montazerian
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
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- University Library of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, Odense, Denmark
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Symmetry in Scientific Collaboration Networks: A Study Using Temporal Graph Data Science and Scientometrics. Symmetry (Basel) 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/sym15030601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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This article proposes a novel approach that leverages graph theory, machine learning, and graph embedding to evaluate research groups comprehensively. Assessing the performance and impact of research groups is crucial for funding agencies and research institutions, but many traditional methods often fail to capture the complex relationships between the evaluated elements. In this sense, our methodology transforms publication data into graph structures, allowing the visualization and quantification of relationships between researchers, publications, and institutions. By incorporating symmetry properties, we offer a more in-depth evaluation of research groups cohesiveness and structure over time. This temporal evaluation methodology bridges the gap between unstructured scientometrics networks and the evaluation process, making it a valuable tool for decision-making procedures. A case study is defined to demonstrate the potential to provide valuable insights into the dynamics and limitations of research groups, which ultimately reinforces the feasibility of the proposed approach when supporting decision making for funding agencies and research institutions.
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Montazerian M, Dorch BF. Editorial: Quality and quantity in research assessment: Examining the merits of metrics. Front Res Metr Anal 2022; 7:991550. [PMID: 36035071 PMCID: PMC9413059 DOI: 10.3389/frma.2022.991550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Maziar Montazerian
- Academic Unit of Materials Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Maziar Montazerian
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- University Library of Southern Denmark, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, Denmark
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, Denmark
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Big fish and small ponds: why the departmental h-index should not be used to rank universities. Scientometrics 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04373-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Teixeira da Silva JA. The i100-index, i1000-index and i10,000-index: expansion and fortification of the Google Scholar h-index for finer-scale citation descriptions and researcher classification. Scientometrics 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03831-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus: The Titans of Bibliographic Information in Today’s Academic World. PUBLICATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/publications9010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Nowadays, the importance of bibliographic databases (DBs) has increased enormously, as they are the main providers of publication metadata and bibliometric indicators universally used both for research assessment practices and for performing daily tasks. Because the reliability of these tasks firstly depends on the data source, all users of the DBs should be able to choose the most suitable one. Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus are the two main bibliographic DBs. The comprehensive evaluation of the DBs’ coverage is practically impossible without extensive bibliometric analyses or literature reviews, but most DBs users do not have bibliometric competence and/or are not willing to invest additional time for such evaluations. Apart from that, the convenience of the DB’s interface, performance, provided impact indicators and additional tools may also influence the users’ choice. The main goal of this work is to provide all of the potential users with an all-inclusive description of the two main bibliographic DBs by gathering the findings that are presented in the most recent literature and information provided by the owners of the DBs at one place. This overview should aid all stakeholders employing publication and citation data in selecting the most suitable DB.
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Zanotto ED, Carvalho V. Article age- and field-normalized tools to evaluate scientific impact and momentum. Scientometrics 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-021-03877-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Montazerian M, Zanotto ED, Eckert H. Prolificacy and visibility versus reputation in the hard sciences. Scientometrics 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03369-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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