1. The Web of Science database bibliometrics and alternative metrics econlibrary@eui.eu 13.02.15

2. - ISI Social Sciences Citation Index - Web of Science - electronic database

3. Bibliography buildingBibliometrics Topic / keywordCitation metrics AuthorJournal ranking Cited referencesImpact factors Shared referencesData by discipline Save & exportUniversity metrics

4. Coverage 12,600 refereed journals Titles of non-English journal articles translated Abstracts of non-English language articles available in English from 1990 Social Sciences & Humanities databases

5. Search Phrase searching – eg. “inflation targeting” finds this exact phrase Author names – Last name, followed by first, or initial Lemley, Mark Search operators http://images.webofknowledge.com/WOK46P9/help/WOS/ht_operators.html

6. New Web of Science Consolidated search field Simplified navigation and grouping of functional controls Multiple expanded search fields available

7. Cross-links from Web of Science to Google Scholar Google Scholar automatically displays link to full text at user’s university if available based on IP address.

8. Cross-links from Google Scholar to the Web of Science

9. http://www.eui.eu/Research/Library/ServicesAndFacilities/Tools/UsingGoogleScholar.aspx

10. 5-year Impact factor The 5-year Journal Impact Factor: – "The 5-year journal Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from the journal published in the past five years have been cited in the Journal Citations Report year. It is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the Journal Citation Report year by the total number of articles published in the five previous years." http://admin-apps.webofknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_impfact.htm

12. h-Index Developed by Jorge E. Hirsch 'An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output'An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102 (46) November, 2005

13. Calculation H-index of 3 means there are 3 items that have 3 citations or more. "This metric is useful because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited."

14. h-Index

15. Controversies Book-intensive disciplines 'under-weighted' Number of authors per work not factored. Multi- authored papers favoured Variation of citation numbers/patterns in different disciplines and sub-disciplines not factored No citation context: eg. 'routine' background/theory citations and 'bad science' citations Cannot account for bias or 'author cartels'

16. Caveats Web of Science a database of refereed article records ‘Main’ articles sometimes mis-classified as ‘reviews’ Language coverage Thomson Reuters does not correct/change metadata Abstracts only since 1992 Author names – variations/diacritics Citation because of ‘controversial’ or ‘bad science’ Differences between disciplines: citation patterns.

17. Database caveats The journal selection process – "Many excellent regional journals target a local, rather than an international, audience. Therefore, the emphasis on extensive international diversity is less than for internationally focused journals."

18. Scientometrics as sub-discipline Key in WoS: “bibliometrics"

20. Atlas of Science: Visualizing What We Know / Katy Börner

21. Institutional Rankings Times Higher Education – World University Rankings World University Rankings Scientific ‘competitiveness’ analysis – eg. UNESCO Science Report

22. 2014 University rankings ’ indicators Teaching: the learning environment (30% of the overall ranking score) Research: volume, income and reputation (30%) Citations: research influence (30%) International outlook: staff, students and research (7.5%) Industry income: innovation (2.5%)

23. ISI/SSCI - Paper Web of Science electronic database Scholarly communication / new media Web of Science 'Scientific Web Plus' 2014: Thomson Reuters & Google Scholar

24. Academic Communication Paper and Electronic Internet Open Access ‘Advanced’ OA / Web dissemination Example of PLoS article Books & e-Books PalgravePivot SpringerBriefs

25. Alternative metrics Altmetrics.org - methodology Altmetrics.org ROAR - repository metrics ROAR PLoS - article-level metrics PLoS Webometrics - University web data Webometrics Blog Metrics The Impact Blog (LSE)

28. Google Scholar (May 2002) Google Scholar Google Books (December 2003) Google Books Google Ngram (May 2010) use firefox Google Ngram Google Scholar Metrics (November 2010) Google Scholar Metrics Google Citations (July 2011) Google Citations Google Scholar Library (19 November 2013) Google Scholar Library Google Scholar Web of Science (March 2014)

31. U-Multirank (EC funded) U-Multirank is a new multidimensional, user- driven approach to international ranking of higher education institutions. It compares the performances of universities in 5 dimensions: (1) teaching and learning (2) research (3) knowledge transfer (4) international orientation (5) regional engagement http://www.umultirank.org/#!/methodology?trackType=home&sightMode=undefined

32. The Debate Authors’ societies / language groups Briefings (eg) ANVUR (Roma) 17 November La valutazione della ricerca nelle Humanities and Social SciencesANVUR (Roma) 17 November Chronicle of Higher Education Times Higher Education

33. The Web of Science database bibliometrics and alternative metrics econlibrary@eui.eu 13.02.15