preliminary programme
Monday, September 2nd:
09.00 – 09.15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Andreas Brandtner, Head Vienna University Library and Archive Services
Martin Wieland, Head esss Office Vienna
09.15 – 09.45
General Introduction
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
09.45 – 10.30
Introduction to Bibliometric Data Sources
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Universidad de Granada, Spain
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 – 11.45
Accuracy and Beyond: Data Quality of Bibliometric Databases
Stephan Stahlschmidt, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany
11.45 – 12.15
Subject Classification in Bibliometrics – Theory, Approaches & Limitations / Subject Normalisation for Citation Analysis
Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
12.15 – 12.45
Designing Effective Queries for Document Retrieval
Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
12.45 – 13.45
Lunch break
13.45 – 14.00
Introduction to the Exercises
14.30 – 14.45
Introduction to the Exercises
14.00 – 15.30
Exercises
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee break
16.00 – 17.00
Exercises
17.00 – 18.30
Welcome Reception & Opening Message from the University of Vienna
Ronald Maier, Vice-Rector of the University of Vienna
Tuesday, September 3rd:
09.00 – 10.00
Scientometric Indicators in Use: an Overview
Sybille Hinze, Berlin University Alliance, Germany
10.00 – 10.45
From Ontology-based Data Management to Reforming Research Evaluation
Cinzia Daraio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
10.45 – 11.15
Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00
Journals and Their Characteristics
Dimity Stephen, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Germany
12.00 – 12.45
Altmetrics and Open Science
Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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
Product Presentation
19.00 – 20.00
Social Event
Wednesday, September 4th:
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) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30
The Scientometrics of Interdisciplinarity – an Introduction
Wolfgang Glänzel, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
11.30 – 12.00
Scientometric Tools: Overview and Examples
Bart Thijs, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
Pei-Shan Chi, Centre for R&D Monitoring (ECOOM) & FEB, KU Leuven, Belgium
12.00 – 12.30
Bibliometrix
Massimo Aria, Universita‘ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Corrado Cuccurullo, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00
Exercises
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee break
15.30 – 16.30
Q&A Session
16.30 – 17.00
Product Presentation
Thursday, September 5th:
Focus Topic Day: Artificial Intelligence
09.00 – 09.45
AI: General Introduction and Challenges
Yves Moreau, Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and Data Analytics (STADIUS), KU Leuven, Belgium
09.45 – 10.30
AI: Techniques
TBD
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30
Examples of Using AI Techniques for Practical Bibliometric Purposes: Granada
Wenceslao Arroyo Machado, Universidad de Granada, Spain
11.30 – 12.00
ChatGPT to Support Data Preprocessing in Bibliometric Analysis and Mapping: Practical Examples and Use Cases
Nicola De Bellis, Bibliometric Office (CSBA) – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
12.00 – 12.30
Using AI Techniques for Bibliometrics Online & Offline: Berlin
Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch break
13.30 – 15.00
Exercises
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee break
15.30 – 17.00
Agora
AI: The Ultimate Revolution? Challenges and Opportunities
TBD
17.00 – 17.30
Product Presentation
19.00-22.00
Conference Dinner
Friday, September 6th:
Best Practices in Bibliometrics
09.00 – 09.30
Practice Models I: Why Accounting Systems Matter for Data Quality: Exploring the Relationship between World-class Universities and Financial Resources under Semantic Heterogeneity
Alessandro Avenali, Cinzia Daraio, Simone Di Leo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
09.30 – 10.00
Bibliometric Services at Scientific Libraries: Basic Tasks and New Challenges in the AI Era
Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria
10.00 – 10.30
Practice Models II: Bibliometric Services at the University of Vienna: Networking as a Key Factor
Lothar Hölbling, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30
Toward New Assessment Systems and the Role of Indicators Therein: Where We Are and Where We Are Going / Responsible Metrics
Janne Pölönen, Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, Helsinki
11.30 – 12.00
Practice Models III: How to generate Bibliometric Reports for Institutions: the Experience of the University of Granada
Wenceslao Arroyo Machado, Universidad de Granada, Spain
12.00 – 12.30
Practice Models IV: Monitoring Research Performance and Practices at the Berlin University Alliance
Sybille Hinze, Berlin University Alliance, Germany
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.