Elizabeth Gadd, Reingis Hauck, and Giovanna Lima This post by Elizabeth Gadd, Reingis Hauck, and Giovanna Lima examines whether societal impact can be assessed responsibly amid growing global efforts to reform research evaluation beyond publication-based metrics.
Following the first post in this series on the realities of bibliometric practice and the isolation of practitioners, LIS-Bibliometrics Committee member Naomi Richards reflects on her personal experience as a Research Intelligence Librarian and shares experiences of challenges faced and ways of coping in the hopes of connecting with others in similar situations.
Don’t miss your chance to join LIS-Bibliometrics 2025, the annual conference for library and information professionals, researchers, and practitioners working with bibliometrics and research evaluation.
Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes, Sheila Craft-Morgan, Madelaine Hare, Naomi Richards, Emily Mazure, &
In this blog post, Poppy Riddle examines how OpenAlex and Crossref APIs handle key bibliographic metadata elements, focusing on differences in the reporting of abstracts and language attributes.
The LIS-Bibliometrics community is excited to announce its upcoming in-person conference, scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, 2025 , at the historic St Martin’s House Conference Centre , Leicester, UK. Conference Theme: Bibliometrics in Action This year’s focus is on practical, hands-on use of bibliometrics —highlighting how bibliometric tools and
Kate Lapage introduces a self-study module on responsible research metrics created by the bibliometrics team at the University of Southampton.
Luciana Balboa, Elizabeth Gadd, Eva Mendez, Janne Pölönen, Karen Stroobants, Erzsebet Toth Cithra and the CoARA Steering Board respond to a blog post by scientometrician, Giovanni Abramo, addressing specific concerns the scientometric community has with the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), specifically The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment. Introduction
Scientometric researcher and President of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI), Dr. Giovanni Abramo , discusses his views on and critically analyzes the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) Initiative. A response is forthcoming from CoARA.
The theme for the LIS-Bibliometrics conference 2024 is Exploring the Bibliometric Universe . LIS-Bibliometrics conference 2024 wishes to explore the ways that Bibliometrics is being used in the wider academic universe and help those who use bibliometric tools navigate that universe. The three keynote speakers are Professor Jennifer Byrne, Dr. Álvaro Cabezas Clavijo , and Professor Caroline S. Wagner.
Scientometric researchers, Drs. Giovanni Abramo and Andrea D’Angelo, discuss their recent study on Italy’s national accreditation system (ASN) and whether it incentivizes specialization or diversification of researchers’ portfolios. The results may surprise you! Imagine a world where scientists and researchers have to balance their passion for advancing knowledge with an ever-watchful eye on performance metrics.