Centre for Science and Technology Studies

Today the CWTS Leiden Ranking and the INORMS More Than Our Rank initiative announce a new partnership, aimed at highlighting the accomplishments of universities beyond what is captured in university rankings.

A key challenge in the reform of research assessment is to recognise and reward the adoption of open scientific practices. In this post, Anestis Amanatidis reflects on this challenge and invites you to join the conversation in bimonthly online meetings.

How are rankings used in research evaluation and excellence initiatives? The author presents a literature review using English and Russian sources, as well as gray literature. The Russian case is highlighted, where rankings have had an essential role in research evaluation and policy until recently.

It is with great sadness that we learned that our colleague Leo Waaijers, guest employee at our institute, passed away on August 1 after a short illness.

We are delighted to announce that Sarah de Rijcke, scientific director of CWTS, has been appointed as the new dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leiden University.

We have updated the course programme offered by CWTS. Are you a professional user of scientometrics and interested in open data sources, mapping and visualising science, or bibliometric indicators?