Your Brother’s Gatekeeper: How Effects of Evaluation Machineries in Research Are Sometimes Enhanced

Many warnings are issued against the influence of evaluation machineries (such as bibliometric indicators) upon research practices. It is often argued that human judgment can function as a bulwark against constitutive effects of evaluation machineries. Using vignettes (small case narratives) related to the Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BRI), this chapter shows that gatekeepers who “know the future” and use this “knowledge” in a preemptive or precautionary way play a key role in the construction of reality which comes out of the BRI. By showing that human judgment sometimes enhances or multiplies the effects of evaluation machineries, this chapter contributes to an understanding of mechanisms which lead to constitutive effects of evaluation systems in research.

Linguistic support of library IPS of the National Library of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise: analysis of scientific and methodological activities of the applied unit

The purpose of the article is to analyze traditional quantitative bibliometric indicators to assess theresults of scientific and methodological activities of the Department of Linguistic Support of InformationSearch Systems of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine for 2017-2021, present quantitative andqualitative characteristics of this area of research. The methodological basis is centered the representationof scientific and methodological activities of the National Library is bibliometric analysis, which involves thestudy of basic statistical and bibliographic indicators of a particular area of rk with quantitative, qualitativedata, information analysis, and synthesis of semantic features of content and bibliographic data. The scientificnovelty consists in the complex bibliometric analysis of the scientific and methodical activity of the applieddepartment of the National Library and estimation of own potential and definition of prospects of developmentof this direction of activity of division. Conclusions. Solving applied problems of linguistic support of libraryinformation retrieval systems is accompanied by appropriate scientific and methodological activities. Byrepresenting the main object of study in bibliometric research is the dynamics of publishing activity in agiven period, the published works of specialists of the department were grouped by characteristics: authors,thematic sections, types of publications, periodicals, and more. One of the areas of bibliometric research wasthe separation of the total number of publications that are co-authored and created in collaboration withexperts from other institutions. In general, the material presented in the article allows identifying problematicaspects of scientific and methodological activities of the applied department of the library and promisingareas of development in the linguistic support of library information retrieval systems. The use of bibliometricanalysis techniques for certain areas of library work contributes to the improvement of management processesin applied areas of libraries.Keywords: library, information retrieval systems, linguistic support, scientific and methodical activity,bibliometric analysis.

Lessons for Humanities and Arts in Gerontology and Geriatrics Curricula From the Medical and Health Humanities

The role of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Gerontology in gerontology and geriatrics curricula finds a metaphor in the rapidly evolving field of medical and health humanities, with which this author has been involved for three decades. Behind the call for increasing humanities and arts scholarship in the pedagogy of both fields lies the challenge of establishing an interdisciplinary nexus of scholarship that avoids the challenges of dilettantism and gestures such as providing lists of novels and movies. This presentation draws on the presenter's bibliometric research in the medical and health humanities which indicates authorship in the majority to be either solely from the humanities or from healthcare, with little indication of joint working in either authorship or acknowledgements (the scholar's courtesy), and explores the background issues of academic culture with a view to proposing solutions to elevate the inclusion of humanities and arts as a significant element of gerontology education.

Study of the Main Roots of Digital Economy: A Bibliometric Analysis

The purpose of this study is to identify the origins of the digital economy and where it is heading, by looking at its main roots and analyzing its trends. As a base for this bibliometric research, the papers within the research environment and the identified related keywords will be considered.

Exploring Topics in Bibliometric Research Through Citation Networks and Semantic Analysis

This article surveys topic distributions of the academic literature that employs the terms bibliometrics, scientometrics, and informetrics. This exploration allows informing on the adoption of those terms and publication patterns of the authors acknowledging their work to be part of bibliometric research. We retrieved 20,268 articles related to bibliometrics and applied methodologies that exploit various features of the dataset to surface different topic representations. Across them, we observe major trends including discussions on theory, regional publication patterns, databases, and tools. There is a great increase in the application of bibliometrics as science mapping and decision-making tools in management, public health, sustainability, and medical fields. It is also observed that the term bibliometrics has reached an overall generality, while the terms scientometrics and informetrics may be more accurate in representing the core of bibliometric research as understood by the information and library science field. This article contributes by providing multiple snapshots of a field that has grown too quickly beyond the confines of library science.

Changes in the Structures and Directions of Rock Excavation Research from 1999 to 2020: A Bibliometric Study

Rock excavation has been the hot spot and frontier of scientific research. Rock excavation research is in a period of rapid development. The bibliographies included in ISI Web of Knowledge database from 1999–2020 were used as data samples, and the collected data were analyzed by literature co-citation and cluster analysis using CiteSpace and VOSviewer information visualization techniques and dynamic network analysis tools. A knowledge map of the evolution of bibliometric research development is drawn to reveal the representative literature in the field of bibliometrics. The hot areas of bibliometric research are introduced. The development trend of bibliometrics is proposed. The results of the study show that the amount of the literature on rock excavation is growing rapidly. A large amount of the foreign literature is available in China, the United States, Australia, Canada, France, and other countries. The main included journals are Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, “Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,” “Engineering Geology,” and “Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment.” Keyword co-occurrence analysis includes the following contents: rock damage constitutive model, excavation damage area, numerical simulation, stability analysis support, and prediction technology of rock.

A bibliometric research of Industry 4.0 opportunities in Industrial Engineering

Transformations from the traditional industry model to the Industry 4.0 model presents great challenges for Industrial Engineering professionals and students. Consequently, it becomes necessary to adapt already consolidated concepts in the academic and professional environment to meet the peculiarities and needs of this new business model. To understand these challenges of the fourth industrial revolution for those professionals, it was performed a bibliometric research to comprehend the publication’s profile involving the main concepts of Industry 4.0 and Industrial Engineering topics. This research consists of the analysis and interpretation of Scopus and Web of Science databases from January 2012 to November 2019. The results found indicate significant growth of scientific articles covering Industry 4.0 concepts applied in Industrial Engineering fields, as well as the distribution of publications by branch. The main contribution of this research article is to present the applicability of Industry 4.0 concepts in Industrial Engineering branches, plus the trends and opportunities for future research.

Literature review on software metrics and a New Proposal

The use of metrics is important in software development activities as they make it possible to check quality, identify failures and other benefits. The objective of this paper is to propose a new software metric based on a bibliometric study and a literature review on software metrics. The bibliometric research was carried out in the Scopus and Web of Science databases to identify the distribution of articles by year of publication, the main authors, affiliation, country, the most common languages, the types of documents, journals with more publications, areas of knowledge, and the keyword clusters. Twenty-three articles were subsequently selected for reading to compose the literature review. The results of the bibliometric research show that (i) there is no defined core of research; (ii) there is a fluctuation of the number of published articles; (iii) the predominant language is English, and the country with the highest index of publications is the United States; (iv) the main area of knowledge is computer science; (v) in relation to affiliation, Florida Atlantic University stands out; (vi) the journal with the largest number of publications is the Journal of Systems and Software. The literature review showed that many software metrics can be used for different purposes, but most of them are related to code, and none are related to acceptance. As such, a support metric for the software acceptance process is proposed to facilitate the delivery phase of the software product, providing security for the customer and cost savings for the developing company.

Counting methods introduced into the bibliometric research literature 1970 – 2018: A review

This review investigates 1) the number of unique counting methods, 2) to what extent counting methods can be categorized according to selected characteristics, 3) methods and elements to assess the internal validity of counting methods, and 4) to what extent and with which characteristics counting methods are used in research evaluations. The review identifies 32 counting methods introduced 1981 – 2018. Two frameworks categorize these counting methods. Framework 1 describes selected mathematical properties, and Framework 2 describes arguments for choosing a counting method. Twenty of the 32 counting methods are rank-dependent, fractionalized, and introduced to measure contribution, participation, etc. of an object of study. Next, three criteria for internal validity are used to identify five methods that test the adequacy, two elements that test the sensitivity, and three elements that test the homogeneity of counting methods. Finally, a literature search finds that only three of the 32 counting methods are used by four research evaluations or more. Two counting methods are used with the same characteristics as defined in the studies that introduced the counting methods. The review provides a detailed foundation for working with counting methods, and many of the findings provide bases for future investigations of counting methods. Peer Review https://publons.com/publon/10.1162/qss_a_00141