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This handbook presents the state of the art of quantitative methods and models to understand and assess the science and technology system. Focusing on various aspects of the development and application of indicators derived from data on scholarly publications, patents and electronic communications, the individual chapters, written by leading experts, discuss theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, highlight their policy context and relevance, and point to future research directions. A substantial portion of the book is dedicated to detailed descriptions and analyses of data sources, presenting both traditional and advanced approaches. It addresses the main bibliographic metrics and indexes, such as the journal impact factor and the h-index, as well as altmetric and webometric indicators and science mapping techniques on different levels of aggregation and in the context of their value for the assessment of research performance as well as their impact on research policy and society. It also presents and critically discusses various national research evaluation systems. Complementing the sections reflecting on the science system, the technology section include

Who reads Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators (Springer Handbooks)?

Author

Wolfgang Glänzel, Henk F. Moed, Ulrich Schmoch, Mike Thelwall

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030025106

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Technology, Science