STI 2018 : science maps and strategic thinking
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Presentation from the 2018 Science & Technology Indicators conference in Leiden. Topic: using bibliometric maps to inform research strategy.
STI 2018 : science maps and strategic thinking
- 1. Science maps and strategic thinking Flemming Skov, Tobias Wang Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University Jens Peter Andersen Danish Centre for Studies on Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University
- 2. Mapping concept Topic representations based on co-keyword networks. Visualisation of aggregate units (authors, journals, institutions, research groups) as clouds. Temporality. Directionality.
- 3. Strategic thinking Strategies for developing research portfolios: Stay (and fortify) Invade new areas Merge and fuse subjects Apply methods from other areas Explore whats beyond the border Invent new territority
- 4. The Atlas: Basemap for analysis Flexible approach. Source data: terms generated from abstracts, keywords, descriptors etc. Create network of terms (nodes) and co-occurence in documents (edges). Layout network as basemap, e.g. VosViewer, Kamada-Kawaii, Force Atlas, OpenOrd. Basemap Cartesian coordinates as input for further analyses.
- 5. Cloud representations: fuzzy point estimates How do we represent aggregate units, e.g. authors? Fixed point, average (x,y) of all contained keywords? Hull representation, covering all contained keywords? Density/fuzzy point
- 6. Case: Zoophysiology at Aarhus University and globally Data: Seed publications are those published by the section for Zoophysiology at the Department of Bioscience at Aarhus University Additional publications from prominent journals and authors included. Adjusted approach: Related publications are extracted from Web of Science by including other papers from the same microclusters (Waltman & Van Eck). Approach: Co-keywords (descriptors and identifiers) Gephi for mapping, Force Atlas 2 Map visualisations generated in Python
- 8. Movement from physiology towards eco- physiology
- 10. Three main areas
- 15. Where are the study organisms?
- 17. Strategic considerations Aarhus University has three strong research areas within zoophysiology (traditional zoophysiology, physiology and toxicology, audiology and marine mammals). Global attention shifts towards new areas (eco-physiology), where Aarhus University is less represented. Should we invade? E.g. hiring a new professor, established in eco- physiology; or focus attention on topics in that area. Should we stay and fortify? E.g. build further on established work. Can we learn something from other research areas, merging our research with theirs? Are methods, topics, objects (e.g. study organisms) possible to combine or align?
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