Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators

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This handbook presents the state of the art of quantitative methods and models to understand and assess the science and technology system. Focusing on various aspects of the development and application of indicators derived from data on scholarly publications, patents and electronic communications, the individual chapters, written by leading experts, discuss theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, highlight their policy context and relevance, and point to future research directions. A substantial portion of the book is dedicated to detailed descriptions and analyses of data sources, presenting both traditional and advanced approaches. It addresses the main bibliographic metrics and indexes, such as the journal impact factor and the h-index, as well as altmetric and webometric indicators and science mapping techniques on different levels of aggregation and in the context of their value for the assessment of research performance as well as their impact on research policy and society. It also presents and critically discusses various national research evaluation systems. Complementing the sections reflecting on the science system, the technology section includes multiple chapters that explain different aspects of patent statistics, patent classification and database search methods to retrieve patent-related information. In addition, it examines the relevance of trademarks and standards as additional technological indicators. The Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators is an invaluable resource for practitioners, scientists and policy makers wanting a systematic and thorough analysis of the potential and limitations of the various approaches to assess research and research performance. Front Matter ....Pages I-XXXVIII Front Matter ....Pages 1-2 The Journal Impact Factor: A Brief History, Critique, and Discussion of Adverse Effects (Vincent Larivière, Cassidy R. Sugimoto)....Pages 3-24 Bibliometric Delineation of Scientific Fields (Michel Zitt, Alain Lelu, Martine Cadot, Guillaume Cabanac)....Pages 25-68 Knowledge Integration: Its Meaning and Measurement (Ronald Rousseau, Lin Zhang, Xiaojun Hu)....Pages 69-94 Google Scholar as a Data Source for Research Assessment (Emilio Delgado López-Cózar, Enrique Orduña-Malea, Alberto Martín-Martín)....Pages 95-127 Disentangling Gold Open Access (Daniel Torres-Salinas, Nicolas Robinson-García, Henk F. Moed)....Pages 129-144 Science Forecasts: Modeling and Communicating Developments in Science, Technology, and Innovation (Katy Börner, Staša Milojević)....Pages 145-157 Science Mapping Analysis Software Tools: A Review (Jose A. Moral-Munoz, Antonio G. López-Herrera, Enrique Herrera-Viedma, Manuel J. Cobo)....Pages 159-185 Creation and Analysis of Large-Scale Bibliometric Networks (Kevin W. Boyack, Richard Klavans)....Pages 187-212 Science Mapping and the Identification of Topics: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations (Bart Thijs)....Pages 213-233 Front Matter ....Pages 235-236 Measuring Science: Basic Principles and Application of Advanced Bibliometrics (Anthony van Raan)....Pages 237-280 Field Normalization of Scientometric Indicators (Ludo Waltman, Nees Jan van Eck)....Pages 281-300 All Along the h-Index-related Literature: A Guided Tour (András Schubert, Gábor Schubert)....Pages 301-334 Citation Classes: A Distribution-based Approach for Evaluative Purposes (Wolfgang Glänzel, Bart Thijs, Koenraad Debackere)....Pages 335-360 An Overview of Author-Level Indicators of Research Performance (Lorna Wildgaard)....Pages 361-396 Challenges, Approaches and Solutions in Data Integration for Research and Innovation (Maurizio Lenzerini, Cinzia Daraio)....Pages 397-420 Synergy in Innovation Systems Measured as Redundancy in Triple Helix Relations (Loet Leydesdorff, Inga Ivanova, Martin Meyer)....Pages 421-443 Front Matter ....Pages 445-446 Scientometrics Shaping Science Policy and vice versa, the ECOOM Case (Koenraad Debackere, Wolfgang Glänzel, Bart Thijs)....Pages 447-464 Different Processes, Similar Results? A Comparison of Performance Assessment in Three Countries (Sybille Hinze, Linda Butler, Paul Donner, Ian McAllister)....Pages 465-484 Scientific Collaboration Among BRICS: Trends and Priority Areas (Jacqueline Leta, Raymundo das Neves Machado, Roberto Mario Lovón Canchumani)....Pages 485-504 The Relevance of National Journals from a Chinese Perspective (Zheng Ma)....Pages 505-562 Bibliometric Studies on Gender Disparities in Science (Gali Halevi)....Pages 563-580 How Biomedical Research Can Inform Both Clinicians and the General Public (Elena Pallari, Grant Lewison)....Pages 581-607 Societal Impact Measurement of Research Papers (Lutz Bornmann, Robin Haunschild)....Pages 609-632 Econometric Approaches to the Measurement of Research Productivity (Cinzia Daraio)....Pages 633-666 Developing Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) as Data Sources for Studies of Research (Gunnar Sivertsen)....Pages 667-683 Front Matter ....Pages 685-686 Social Media Metrics for New Research Evaluation (Paul Wouters, Zohreh Zahedi, Rodrigo Costas)....Pages 687-713 Reviewing, Indicating, and Counting Books for Modern Research Evaluation Systems (Alesia Zuccala, Nicolas Robinson-García)....Pages 715-728 Scholarly Twitter Metrics (Stefanie Haustein)....Pages 729-760 Readership Data and Research Impact (Ehsan Mohammadi, Mike Thelwall)....Pages 761-779 Data Collection from the Web for Informetric Purposes (Judit Bar-Ilan)....Pages 781-800 Web Citation Indicators for Wider Impact Assessment of Articles (Kayvan Kousha)....Pages 801-818 Usage Bibliometrics as a Tool to Measure Research Activity (Edwin A. Henneken, Michael J. Kurtz)....Pages 819-834 Online Indicators for Non-Standard Academic Outputs (Mike Thelwall)....Pages 835-856 Front Matter ....Pages 857-858 Information Technology-Based Patent Retrieval Models (Carson Leung, Wookey Lee, Justin Jongsu Song)....Pages 859-874 The Role of the Patent Attorney in the Filing Process (Rainer Frietsch, Peter Neuhäusler)....Pages 875-888 Exploiting Images for Patent Search (Ilias Gialampoukidis, Anastasia Moumtzidou, Stefanos Vrochidis, Ioannis Kompatsiaris)....Pages 889-906 Methodological Challenges for Creating Accurate Patent Indicators (Ulrich Schmoch, Mosahid Khan)....Pages 907-927 Using Text Mining Algorithms for Patent Documents and Publications (Bart Van Looy, Tom Magerman)....Pages 929-956 Application of Text-Analytics in Quantitative Study of Science and Technology (Samira Ranaei, Arho Suominen, Alan Porter, Tuomo Kässi)....Pages 957-982 Functional Patent Classification (Andrea Bonaccorsi, Gualtiero Fantoni, Riccardo Apreda, Donata Gabelloni)....Pages 983-1003 Front Matter ....Pages 1005-1006 Computer-Implemented Inventions in Europe (Peter Neuhäusler, Rainer Frietsch)....Pages 1007-1022 Interplay of Patents and Trademarks as Tools in Economic Competition (Sandro Mendonça, Ulrich Schmoch, Peter Neuhäusler)....Pages 1023-1035 Post Catch-up Trajectories: Publishing and Patenting Activities of China and Korea (Chan-Yuan Wong, Hon-Ngen Fung)....Pages 1037-1055 Standardization and Standards as Science and Innovation Indicators (Knut Blind)....Pages 1057-1068 Back Matter ....Pages 1069-1103