preliminary programme
Monday, September 2nd:
09.00 – 09.15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Andreas Brandtner, Head Vienna University Library and Archive Services
Ronald Maier, Vice-Rector of the University of Vienna
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
14.00 – 15.30
Exercises
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee break
16.00 – 17.00
Exercises
17.00 – 18.30
Welcome Reception
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
Clarivate in the Age of AI: Empowering New Perspectives on Research Intelligence
Valentin Bogorov, Strategic Customer Success Consultent, Clarivate
19.00 – 20.00
Visit of the State Hall of the Austrian National Library
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
Innovating Impact Assessment: Presenting AI-driven Stories and Visual Metrics!
Angela McGuire, Elsevier
Thursday, September 5th:
Focus Topic Day: Artificial Intelligence
09.00 – 09.45
Artificial Intelligence: Utopia or Brave New World?
Yves Moreau, KU Leuven, Belgium
09.45 – 10.30
Elements of Artificial Intelligence: Techniques and Challenges
Sebastian Tschiatschek, Faculty of Computer Science, Research Network Data Science, University of Vienna
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 Bibliometric Data Preprocessing and Mapping: Practical Examples and Use Cases at UNIMORE
Nicola De Bellis, Bibliometric Office – 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
Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Revolution?
Challenges and Opportunities
Moderation:
Juan Gorraiz
Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria
Yves Moreau
KU Leuven, Belgium
Sebastian Tschiatschek
Faculty of Computer Science, Research Network Data Science, University of Vienna
Wenceslao Arroyo Machado
Universidad de Granada, Spain
Nicola De Bellis
Bibliometric Office (CSBA) – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Stephan Gauch
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
17.00 – 17.30
Dimensions Research GPT: a New Approach for AI and Research
Jürgen Wastl, Director Academic Relations and Consultancy, Digital Science
19.00-22.00
Conference Dinner in the Vineyards of Vienna
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 – 10.15
Bibliometric Services at Scientific Libraries: Basic Tasks and New Challenges in the AI Era
Juan Gorraiz, Bibliometrics and Publication Strategies, University of Vienna, Austria
10.15 – 10.45
Coffee break
10.45 – 11.15
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
11.15 – 12.00
Practice Models II: Applications of Narrative Bibliometrics for Institutions: the Experience of the University of Granada
Wenceslao Arroyo Machado, Universidad de Granada, Spain
12.00 – 12.30
Practice Models III: 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 esss is a wonderful initiative. Although bibliometrics are becoming more and more important in research evaluation, there is a general lack of appreciation of the intricacies of the different research metrics and data sources. esss will play a key role in building up expertise in this area.