Bibliometrics as a pathway to research strategies Michal Petr Masaryk University, Rector´s Office MUST Week 20th June 2017

Bibliometrics = useful information for all stakeholders Scientific information Key players (authors, institutions, etc.) „Hot topics“ and „hot papers“ Networks Visibility Impact Potential competitors/collaborators Benchmark Research evaluation and funding Masarykova univerzita

MU Resources Bibliometric Team Web of Science platform: InCites (since 2013), WoS Profiles, ESI SCOPUS Google Scholar Bibexcel, Pajek, VOSViewer, Gephi Cleaning of WoS value „Organization-Enhanced“ HR + complete publication record (IS MU) = InCites dataset Person-department linkage (verified by departments) Regular updates (HR information and new publications) Masarykova univerzita

Bibliometrics at Masaryk University – customers For leadership International collaboration Faculty evaluations (yearly) – interviews Ongoing regular analyses of university performance Identification of excellent topics e.g. for webpages and official promotional activities Submitting excellent results in the national research evaluation Masarykova univerzita

Bibliometrics at Masaryk University – customers For units Multidimensional analyses for faculties, departments, teams For individuals Bibliometric profiles for individual scientists Supporting grant applications For academia General support (informing publication strategies, increasing visibility, …) Masarykova univerzita

Bibliometrics at Masaryk University – solutions more perspectives: activity, visibility (journals), impact (citations), collaboration, knowledge base, …

Bibliometrics at Masaryk University – solutions more perspectives: activity, visibility (journals), impact (citations), collaboration, knowledge base, …

Masarykova univerzita

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J. Leichmann, M. Petr, P. Dvořák: International Comparison of Research Quality at the Faculty of Science (in Czech only), online.muni.cz, available: www.sci.muni.cz/cz/Akce/Aktuality/Hodnoceni-vedy-na-PrF (reduced quote): „…excellent results are produced mostly by small and narrow, specialized teams concentrated around a few personalities. Production of internationally excellent results is at units of size of the Faculty possible only for a few „microfields“. Masarykova univerzita

Case study – seeking research excellence Masarykova univerzita

Case study – seeking research excellence Bottom up and top down approach Deep analysis of the whole dataset of MU outputs (WoS): Set of indicators indicating impactful research, redefining the dataset Network analysis and identifying affiliated authors, clusters and research topics Bottom up – Essential Science Indicators Set of publications in 1st percentile (cutting-edge research?) Identifying authors, clusters, topic Examining other production of these entities to prove hot topics and current classics Communicated with faculties Masarykova univerzita

Case study – seeking research excellence – results „Excellent“ topics http://www.muni.cz/en/research/research-topics Masarykova univerzita

Case study – seeking research excellence – results „University Profile Map“ Masarykova univerzita

Conclusions (why bibliometric analyses) Cultivates the environment, valuable discussion at the institution Benchmarking institution internationally Positive feedback from academia What (and why) library can do: Provide expert bibliometric support (strengthen the position of library) – role of modern scientific library Clean bibliographic information in databases (reliable and valid data) Masarykova univerzita

Žerotínovo náměstí 9, 601 77 Brno Thank you for your attention Mgr. Michal Petr Office for Research Masaryk University Žerotínovo náměstí 9, 601 77 Brno Tel. 549 49 5887 petr@rect.muni.cz vyzkum.rect.muni.cz