preliminary programme 2026
Monday, August 31st:
08.30 – 09.00
Welcome and Registration
09.00 – 09.30
General Introduction
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
09.30 – 10.00
Introduction to Bibliometric Data Sources
Elvira María González Salmón, Universidad de Granada, Spain
10.00 – 10.45
Accuracy and Beyond: Data Quality of Bibliometric Databases
Stephan Stahlschmidt, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany
10.45 – 11.15
Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.00
Designing Effective Queries for Document Retrieval
Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
12.00 – 12.45
Data Cleaning and Harmonisation
Bart Thijs [& Wolfgang Glänzel], Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
12.45 – 13.45
Lunch Break
13.45 – 14.00
Introduction to the Exercises
14.00 – 15.30
Exercises
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.00
Exercises
Tuesday, September 1st:
09.00 – 09.45
Scientometric Indicators in Use: an Introduction
Sybille Hinze, Berlin University Alliance, Germany
09.45 – 10.30
Indicators in Evaluative Contexts at Various Levels of Aggregation
Dimity Stephen, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.45
Subject Normalisation for Citation Analysis
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
11.45 – 12.30
Altmetrics and Open Science
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Universidad de Granada, Spain
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00
Exercises
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30
Exercises
16.30 – 17.00
Product Presentation
tba
19.00 – 21.00
Guided Tour through the Historical City of Leuven
Wednesday, September 2nd:
09.00 – 09.45
Research Collaboration Measured by Co-Authorship
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
09.45 – 10.30
The Application of Network Analysis in Science Studies: Common Theoretical Background for Broad Applications
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.45
Scientometric Tools: Overview and Examples
Bart Thijs, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
11.45 – 12.30
Visualization Tools: Overview and Examples
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Universidad de Granada, Spain
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00
Exercises
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30
Exercises
16.30 – 17.30
Product Presentation
tba
Thursday, September 3rd:
Focus Topic Day: Text Analysis for Scientometrics
09.00 – 09.45
General Introduction and Challenges
Bart Thijs, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
09.45 – 10.30
Models and Methods for Text Analysis
Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.45
The Challenge of Citation Context Analysis: Semantics of Science Beyond Metadata
Iana Atanassova, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, CRIT, Besançon, France
11.45 – 12.30
Beyond Citations: Using NLP to Identify Novel Scientific Ideas and Their Influence on Scientific and Technological Progress
Sam Arts, FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00
Exercises
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00
Agora
Text Analysis for Scientometrics: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderation:
Stephan Gauch
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Panel:
Iana Atanassova
Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, CRIT, Besançon, France
Sam Arts
FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
Bart Thijs
KU Leuven, Belgium
Wolfgang Glänzel
KU Leuven, Belgium
17.00 – 17.30
Product Presentation
tba
19.00 – 22.00
Conference Dinner
Friday, September 4th:
Best Practices in Bibliometrics
09.00 – 09.45
Bibliometric Services Provided by Libraries: Basic Tasks and New Challenges
Juan Gorraiz, retired researcher, formerly at the University of Vienna
09.45 – 10.30
AI-Enhanced Bibliometric Services at the University of Modena & Reggio Emilia (Unimore): Balancing Innovation and Responsibility in Research Evaluation
Nicola De Bellis, Bibliometric Office – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30
From Data to Decision-Making: Practical Insights into Bibliometric Services
Cinzia Daraio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Sybille Hinze, Berlin University Alliance, Germany
Ines Konnerth, University of Vienna, Austria
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.30
Exercises Finalization
14.30 – 16.00
Students Presentation and Feedback
16.00 – 16.30
Farewell Coffee
The intelligent use of scientometrics, which is increasingly a must, requires rigorous training in the nooks and cranny of bibliometric methods. The esss is a timely response to this urging need, and the four organisations behind the initiative have demonstrated their professionalism in this field which is a guarantee that summer students will be exposed to sound practice and clever thinking.