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.