Publications in international journals and book chapters
Prof. Ton van Raan, from 2000.

For earlier publications see CWTS website, Staff, van Raan

2000

van Raan, A.F.J. The Pandora’s box of citation analysis: measuring scientific excellence, the last evil? In: B. Cronin and H. Barsky Atkins (eds.), pp301-319, A Festschrift in Honor of Eugene Garfield, ASIS Monograph Series, Information Today Inc. Medford, NJ, 2000.
ISBN 1-57387-099-4
van Raan, A.F.J. R&D evaluation at the beginning of the new century,
Research Evaluation 9 (2), 37-42, 2000.
van Leeuwen, Th.N., H.F. Moed, R.J.W. Tijssen, M.S. Visser, and A.F.J. Van Raan. First evidence of serious language-bias in the use of citation analysis for the evaluation of national science systems, Research Evaluation 9 (2), 121-122, 2000.
van Raan, A.F.J. The interdisciplinary nature of science: theoretical framework and bibliometric-empirical approach. In: P.Weingart and N.Stehr (eds.). pp.66-78. Practising Interdisciplinarity. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000.
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2001

Rinia, E.J., Th.N. van Leeuwen, H.G. van Vuren, and A.F.J. van Raan. Influence of interdisciplinarity on peer-review and bibliometric evaluations in physics research. Research Policy 30, 357-361, 2001.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Two-step competition process leads to quasi power-law income distributions. Application to scientific publications and citation distributions. Physica A 298, 530-536, 2001.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Competition amongst scientists for publication status: toward a model of scientific publication and citation distributions. Scientometrics 51, 1 (2001) 347-357.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Bibliometrics and internet: some observations and expectations. Scientometrics 50 (1), 59-63, 2001.
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Rinia, E.J., Th.N. van Leeuwen, E.E.W. Bruins, H.G. van Vuren and A.F.J. van Raan. Citation delay in interdisciplinary knowledge exchange. Scientometrics 51 (1), 293-309, 2001.
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van Leeuwen, Th.N., H.F. Moed, R.J.W. Tijssen, M.S. Visser, and A.F.J. van Raan. Language biases in the coverage of the Science Citation Index and its consequences for international comparisons of national research performance. Scientometrics 51 (1), 335-346, 2001.
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van Leeuwen, Th.N., L.J. van der Wurff, and A.F.J. van Raan. The use of combined bibliometric methods in research funding policy. Research Evaluation 10 (3 ), 195-201, 2001.

van Raan, A.F.J. and T.N. van Leeuwen. Identifying the Fields for Mapping RTD Excellence in Life Sciences. EC Report COPO-CT-2001-00001, Brussels, 2001
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2002

Rinia, E.J., T.N. Van Leeuwen and A.F.J. Van Raan. Impact measures of interdisciplinary research in physics. Scientometrics 53 (2), 241-248, 2002.
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van Raan, A.F.J., and T.N. van Leeuwen. Assessment of the scientific basis of interdisciplinary, applied research. Application of bibliometric methods in Nutrition and Food Research. Research Policy 31 (4), 611-632, 2002.
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Rinia, E.J., Th.N. van Leeuwen, E.E.W. Bruins, H.G. van Vuren, A.F.J. van Raan. Measuring knowledge transfer between fields of science. Scientometrics, 54 3, 347-362, 2002.
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Tijssen, R.J.W., Th. N. van Leeuwen, and A.F.J. van Raan. Mapping the scientific performance of German medical research. An international comparative bibliometric study. 120 pp. Stuttgart: Schattauer, 2002.
ISBN 3-7945-2161-7.
Noyons, E.C.M. and A.F.J. van Raan. Science mapping from publications. An example in mathematics & computer science. In: J. Meij (ed.), pp.301-319: Dealing with the data flood. Mining data, text and multimedia. The Hague : STT/Beweton, 2002.
ISBN 90-804496-6-0
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2003

van Raan, A.F.J. The use of bibliometric analysis in research performance assessment and monitoring of interdisciplinary scientific developments. Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis, 1, 20-29, 2003
van Leeuwen, T.N., M.S. Visser, H.F. Moed, A.J. Nederhof, A.F.J. van Raan. The Holy Grail of science policy: Exploring and combining bibliometric tools in search of scientific excellence. Scientometrics 57 (2), 257-280, 2003.
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van Raan, A.F.J., M.S. Visser, Th.N. van Leeuwen, and E. van Wijk. Bibliometric analysis of Psychotherapy Research: Performance assessment and position in the journal landscape. Psychotherapy Research 13(4) 511-528, 2003.
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2004

van Raan, A.F.J. Sleeping Beauties in Science. Scientometrics 59 (3), 461-466, 2004.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Measuring Science. Capita Selecta of Current Main Issues. In: H.F. Moed, W. Glänzel, and U. Schmoch (eds.) pp. 19-50, Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.
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2005

van Raan, A.F.J. Fatal Attraction: Conceptual and methodological problems in the ranking of universities by bibliometric methods. Scientometrics 62(1), 133-143, 2005.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Reply to the comments of Liu et al. Scientometrics 64(1), 111-112, 2005.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Measurement of central aspects of scientific research: performance, interdisciplinarity, structure. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives 3(1), 1-19, 2005.
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van Raan, A.F.J. For your citations only? Hot topics in bibliometric analysis. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives 3(1), 50-62, 2005.
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van Raan, A.F.J.Reference-based publication networks with episodic memories. Scientometrics 63 (3) 549-566, 2005
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2006

van Raan A.F.J. Comparison of the Hirsch-index with standard bibliometric indicators and with peer judgment for 147 chemistry research groups. Scientometrics 67 (3): 491-502, 2006.
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van Raan A.F.J. Statistical properties of Bibliometric indicators: Research group indicator distributions and correlations. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 57 (3): 408-430, 2006.
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van Raan A.F.J. Performance-related differences of bibliometric statistical properties of research groups: cumulative adavantages and hierarchically layered networks. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 57 (14), 1919-1935, 2006.
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2008

van Raan, A.F.J. Self-citation as an impact-reinforcing mechanism in the science system. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 59, 10, 1631-1643, 2008.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Bibliometric statistical properties of the 100 largest European research universities: Prevalent scaling rules in the science system. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 59, 3, 461-475, 2008.
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van Raan, A.F.J. Scaling rules in the science system: Influence of field-specific citation characteristics on the impact of research groups. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59, 4, 565-576, 2008.
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2009

Costas, R.; Bordons, M.; van Leeuwen, T.N.; and A.F.J. van Raan. Scaling Rules in the Science System: Influence of Field-Specific Citation Characteristics on the impact of Individual Researchers. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 60, 4, 740-753, 2009.  
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van Raan, A.FJ.; van Leeuwen, T.N.; and C. Calero-Medina. Performance of European Science: Research Networks and Profiles of EU Countries in a Global Perspective. In: European Science and Technology Policy:Towards Integration or Fragmentation? pp. 256-290. Eds. Henri Delanghe, Ugur Muldur, Luc Soete. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
ISBN 978 1 84844 330 3.
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Schmoch, U.; van Raan, A.F.J. Hariolf Grupp 3rd July 1950-20th January 2009 Obituary. Scientometrics, 80, 2, 303-304, 2009.
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2010

Buter, R.K., Noyons, E.C.M. & van Raan, A.F.J. Identification of converging research areas using publication and citation data. Research Evaluation, 19(1), 19-27, 2010.
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Costas, R., van Leeuwen, T.N. & van Raan, A.F.J. Is scientific literature subject to a 'sell-by-date'? A general methodology to analyze the 'durability' of scientific documents. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 61(2), 329-339, 2010.
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Nederhof, A.J., van Leeuwen, T.N., & van Raan, A.F.J. Highly cited non-journal publications in political science, economics and psychology: a first exploration. Scientometrics, 83(2), 363-374, 2010.
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van Raan, A.F.J., van Leeuwen, T.N., Visser, M.S., van Eck, N.J., & Waltman, L. Rivals for the crown: Reply to Opthof and Leydesdorff. Journal of Informetrics, 4(3), 431-435, 2010.
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van Raan, A.F.J. The social sciences and the ranking of universities. In F. Caillods (Ed.), World Social Science Report Knowledge Divides (pp. 237-238). Paris: UNESCO, 2010.
van Raan, A.F.J. Measures for measure. Book review of “The Publish or Perish Book: A Guide to Effective and Responsible Citation Analysis”. Nature, 468, 763, 2010.
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2011

Waltman L, van Eck NJ, van Leeuwen TN, Visser MS, van Raan AFJ. Towards a new crown indicator: an empirical analysis. Scientometrics 87 (3) 467-481, 2011
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Buter RK, Noyons ECM, Van Raan AFJ. Searching for converging research using field to field citations. Scientometrics 86(2) 325-338, 2011
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Waltman L, van Eck NJ, van Leeuwen TN, Visser MS, van Raan AFJ. Towards a new crown indicator: Some theoretical considerations. Journal of Informetrics 5 (1) 37-47, 2011
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van Raan T (AFJ); van Leeuwen T; Visser M. Non-English papers decrease rankings. Nature 469, 7328, 34, 2011
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van Raan AFJ, Van Leeuwen TN, Visser MS. Severe language effect in university rankings: particularly Germany and France are wronged in citation-based rankings. Scientometrics 88 (2) 495-498, 2011
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Costas R, van Leeuwen TN, van Raan AFJ. The “Mendel syndrome” in science: durability of scientific literature and its effects on bibliometric analysis of individual scientists. Scientometrics 89 (1) 177-205, 2011
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Waltman L, van Eck NJ, van Leeuwen TN, Visser MS, van Raan AFJ. On the correlation between bibliometric indicators and peer review: Reply to Opthof and Leydesdorff Scientometrics 88 (3) 1017-1022, 2011
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Buter RK, van Raan AFJ. Non-alphanumeric characters in titles of scientific publications: an analysis of their occurrence and correlation with citation impact. Journal of Informetrics 5(4), 608-617, 2011
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2012

van Raan, A.F.J. Properties of journal impact in relation to bibliometric research group performance indicators. Scientometrics 92:457–469, 2012
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Waltman, L., N.J. van Eck, and A.F.J. van Raan. Universality of Citation Distributions Revisited. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 63(1), 72-77, 2012
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Waltman, L., C. Calero-Medina, J. Kosten, E.C.M. Noyons, R.J.W. Tijssen, N.J. van Eck, T.N. van Leeuwen, A.F.J. van Raan, M.S. Visser, and P. Wouters. The Leiden Ranking 2011/2012: data collection, indicators, and interpretation. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology , 63(12) 2419-2432.
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2013

Van Raan, A.F.J. Universities Scale Like Cities. PLOS ONE 8, 3, e59384, 2013.
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Van Eck, N.J., L. Waltman, A.F.J. van Raan, R.J.M. Klautz, and W.C. Peul. Citation analysis may severely underestimate the impact of clinical research as compared to basic research. PLOS ONE 8, 4, e62395, 2013.
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Buter, R.K. and A.F.J. van Raan. Identification and analysis of the highly cited knowledge base of sustainability science. Sustainability Science 8, 253-267, 2013.
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Costas, R.; van Leeuwen, T. N.; van Raan, A. F. J. Effects of the durability of scientific literature at the group level: Case study of chemistry research groups in the Netherlands RESEARCH POLICY 42, 4, 886-894, 2013
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Van Raan, A.F.J. Bibliometrische methoden bij evaluatie en observatie van wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen. In: Van Trier, de Jong, Koren, Sieverts (red.). Handboek Informatiewetenschap voor bibliotheek en archief, deel I 700, 1-45. Alphen aan den Rijn: Vakmedianet, 2013.
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Van Raan, A.F.J. Citations, h-index, Journal Impact and Rankings: Not all Sorrow and Misery. CWTS: A Short History of Measuring Science. In: Perspectives on the Past: 50 years of FSW. J. van Holsteyn, R. Mom, I. Smit, H. Tromp and G. Wolters (eds.), 86-103.
Utrecht: Biblioscope, 2013.
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2014

van Raan, A.F.J.Advances in bibliometric analysis: research performance assessment and science mapping In: W. Blockmans, L. Engwall, D. Weaire (eds.). Bibliometrics: Use and Abuse in the Review of Research Performance. Wenner-Gren International Series Vol. 87. p.17-28. London: Portland Press Ltd., ISBN: 9781855781955.
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Waltman, L., A.F.J. van Raan, and S. Smart. Exploring the relationship between the Engineering and Physical Sciences and the Health and Life Sciences by advanced bibliometric methods. PLoS ONE 9, 10, e111530, 2014.
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Winnink, J.J., R.J.W. Tijssen, and A.F.J. van Raan The discovery of ‘introns’: analysis of the science-technology interface Science and Technology (STI) Conference 2014 Proceedings.
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2015

Hinze S, van Raan AFJ, Reale E (2015). Introduction to the special section devoted to the 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators 'Translational Twists and Turns: Science as a Socio-Economic Endeavor'. Berlin, Germany, September 4-6 2013. Research Evaluation doi: 10.1093/reseval/rvu033.
Winnink JJ, Tijssen RJW, van Raan AFJ (2015). Theory-changing breakthroughs in science: the impact of research teamwork on scientific discoveries. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST). Published online 21 March 2015, DOI: 10.1002/asi.23505. pdf full text
van Raan AFJ (2015). Dormitory of Physical and Engineering Sciences: Sleeping Beauties May Be Sleeping Innovations. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0139786, pdf full text

2016

van Raan AFJ, van der Meulen G, Goedhart W (2015). Urban Scaling of Cities in the Netherlands. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0146775.
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