programme

Monday, September 4th:

09.00 – 09.15

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Antonella Polimeni, Rector, Sapienza University  of Rome
Tiziana Catarci, Director DIAG Department, Sapienza University of Rome
Marco Schaerf, Dean Faculty of Engineering of Information, Informatics and Statistics, Sapienza University  of Rome

09.15 – 09.45

General Introduction

Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium

09.45 – 10.30

Introduction to Bibliometric Data Sources I.

Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 – 11.45

Introduction to Bibliometric Data Sources II.

Stephan Stahlschmidt, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany
Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria

11.45 – 12.15

Accuracy and Beyond: Data Quality of Bibliometric Databases

Stephan Stahlschmidt, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany 

12.15 – 12.45

Subject Classification in Bibliometrics – Theory, Approaches & Limitations

Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany

12.45 – 13.45

Lunch break

13.45 – 14.30

Designing Effective Queries for Document Retrieval

Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany

14.30 – 14.45

Introduction to the Exercises

14.45 – 15.30

Exercises

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00

Exercises Q&A Session

Tuesday, September 5th:

09.00 – 10.00

Scientometric Indicators in Use: an Overview

Sybille Hinze, Berlin University Alliance, Germany

10.00 – 10.45

Journal Impact Measures

Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria

10.45 – 11.15

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.00

Subject Normalisation for Citation Analysis

Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium

12.00 – 12.45

Toward New Assessment Systems and the Role of Indicators therein: Where we are and where we are going / Responsible metrics

Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium

12.45 – 13.45

Lunch break

13.45 – 15.00

Exercises

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee break

15.30 – 16.30

Exercises

16.30 – 17.00

Web of Science and InCites – Latest Research Analytical Capabilities

Adriana Filip, Senior Manager, Customer Success Consulting, Clarivate

20.30 – 22.00

Guided walking tour „Roma Antiqua“

Wednesday, September 6th:

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

Bart Thijs, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM), KU Leuven, Belgium
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30

Parallel Sessions:
Practical Exercise in Data Analysis and Visualization

Corrado Cuccurullo, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
Massimo Aria, Universita‘ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Nicola De Bellis, Bibliometric Office (CSBA) – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria

Practical Application of Network Analysis in Science Studies: Analysis of International Collaboration and of Citation Networks  

Bart Thijs, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM), KU Leuven, Belgium
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch break

13.30 – 16.00

Exercises incl. Coffee break

16.00 – 16.30

Q&A Session

16.30 – 17.00

Dimensions: The Scientometric Superhighway

Jürgen Wastl, Director Academic Relations and Consultancy, Digital Science

Thursday, September 7th:

09.00 – 09.45

What do we Mean by Diversity?
Limits and Challenges for its Assessment in Scientometrics

Andy Stirling, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK

09.45 – 10.30

On the Quantification and Relevance of Diversity in Bibliometric and Scientometric Applications

Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, EC3 Research Group, Universidad de Granada, Spain

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break

11.00 – 11.45

Difference and Discrimination

Fabrizia Giuliani, Department of Humanities and Modern Cultures, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

11.45 – 12.30

BabelNet to the Test of Time:
Extracting Language-Independent Meaning from Text in the Era of ChatGPT

Roberto Navigli, DIAG Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch break

13.30 – 14.30

Agora: Diversity – Much Ado About Nothing?

Andy Stirling, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK
Fabrizia Giuliani, Department of Humanities and Modern Cultures, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Roberto Navigli, DIAG Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Belgium
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, EC3 Research Group, Universidad de Granada, Spain

With participation of Sapienza’s Evaluation Committee (Nucleo di Valutazione di Ateneo – NVA)
Moderation: Cinzia Daraio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

14.30 – 15.30

Exercises I.

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00

Exercises II.

17.00 – 17.30

Parallel sessions:

Scientometrics at Scale with ICSR Lab

Alick Bird, International Center for the Study of Research (ICSR), Elsevier

Exploring the Societal Impact of Universities with SciVal:
Examples from the University of Tasmania

Silvia Dobre, International Center for the Study of Research (ICSR), Elsevier

20.00-23.00

Conference Dinner in the heart of Rome

Friday, September 8th:

Best Practices in Bibliometrics

09.00 – 09.45

Altmetrics and Open Science

Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, EC3 Research Group, Universidad de Granada, Spain

09.45 – 10.15

Practice Models I: Bibliometric Services at the University of Vienna

Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria
Lothar Hölbling, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria

10.15 – 10.45

Coffee break

10.45 – 11.15

Practice Models II: How to generate Bibliometric Reports for Institutions: the Experience of the University of Granada

Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, EC3 Research Group, Universidad de Granada, Spain

11.15 – 11.45

Practice Models III: Why Accounting Systems Matter for Data Quality. Using University Rankings as Informational Tools

Alessandro Avenali, Cinzia Daraio, Simone Di Leo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

11.45 – 12.30

Practice Models IV: Berlin University Alliance

Sybille Hinze, Berlin University Alliance, Germany

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch break

13.30 – 15.00

Finalization and Presentation of the Exercises

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee break

15.30 – 16.00

Finalization and Presentation of the Exercises

16.00 – 16.30

Farewell

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.

— Éric Archambault, Ph.D., Former President and CEO of Science-Metrix Inc.

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