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 – 17.00
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 establishment of esss is very timely. The increasing use of bibliometrics for funding and evaluative purposes, and in international university rankings, makes it essential for more people to develop a detailed understanding of the disciplines strengths and weaknesses. The contributing partners in this new initiative are to be congratulated for putting together an outstanding program.