How important is the number of citations to my scientific work really? How is evaluation influencing knowledge production? Should my organisation support the DORA declaration? When does it (not) make sense to use the h-index? What does a competitive yet conscientious career system look like? What is the relation between scientific and social impact of research? How can we value diversity in scholarship?

If you now and then think about this kind of questions, this blog is something for you.

Our CWTS blog brings together ideas, commentary, and (book) reviews about the latest developments in scientometrics, research evaluation, and research management. It is written for those interested in bibliometric and scientometric indicators and tools, implications of monitoring, measuring, and managing research, and the potential of quantitative and qualitative methods for understanding the dynamics of scientific research.

This a moderated blog with a small editorial team consisting of Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman, and Paul Wouters. The blog posts are written by researchers affiliated to CWTS. Opinions on the blog are those of the individual authors. We very much welcome the feedback and comments of our readers. Though we encourage you to post your comments on the blog itself, you can of course also e-mail us. We retain the right to remove inappropriate comments.

We hope you will enjoy reading our blog!