USE OF BIBLIOMETRICS IN CHINA Ping Zhou 23
USE OF BIBLIOMETRICS IN CHINA Ping Zhou 23 May, 2012 Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Structure of the presentation ß ß Development of bibliometrics in China Institutions and/or bibliometric data sources Bibliometrics in peer review – an overview Some publications by Chinese researchers Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Structure of the presentation ß ß Development of bibliometrics in China Institutions and/or bibliometric data sources Bibliometrics in peer review – an overview Bibliometric studies on science and social sciences in China Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Historical view Domestic Publications Total journal publications Journal publications per year 1979 -1983 1984 -1989 1990 -2004 2005 -2007 44 244 3652 2407 9 41 203 802 Period Features 1979 – 1983 (four years) One-digit period, starting to appear 1984 – 1989 (five years) Two-digit period, progress slowly 1990 – 2004 (fourteen years)Three-digit period, fast development 2005 – Explosive development Data source: Fan et. al (2009), 30 years development of Bibliometrics in China (in Chinese), Information Materials and Work (情报资料 作), 3: 30 -34 Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Historical view International Publications Total number of publications (19862011): 370 Publications in 2001 -2011: 352 (95%) Period Features 1996 – 2000 (14 yrs) 2001 – One-digit period Two-digit period Data source: Wo. S (SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, CPCI-SSH), cu=China and so = (INFORM PROCESS MANAG or scientometrics or J AM SOC INF SCI TEC or J INF SCI or J INFORMETR), document type = article, retrieved time: 20/11/2011. Data before 1989 was not stable, only 1 publications in the Wo. S in 1989. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Historical view International Publications - 1999 < 2% 2000 – 2003 2 – 6% 2004 – 2007 6 – 8% 2008 – 12% Data source: Wo. S (SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, CPCI-SSH), cu=China and so = (INFORM PROCESS MANAG or scientometrics or J AM SOC INF SCI TEC or J INF SCI or J INFORMETR), document type = article, retrieved time: 20/11/2011. Data in 1989 was not well covered – only 1 publications in the Wo. S in 1989. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Major institutions contributing to Chinese international publications Data source: Wo. S (SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, CPCI-SSH), Publication years: 1986 -2011, So = (INFORM PROCESS MANAG or scientometrics or J AM SOC INF SCI TEC or J INF SCI or J INFORMETR), document type = article, retrieved time: 20/11/2011 Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Establishment as a subject ß 1983 – , included in higher education plan and became a required course for students in Library and Information Science. Representative institutions Nanjing University Wuhan University Dalian Institute of Science and Technology Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ß ß In 1991, Association of Scientometrics and Informetrics was established as a branch of Chinese Association for Science of Science and S&T Policy. 1992 – , officially listed as a third-level subject on the national Classification and Codes of Disciplines (GB/T 13745 -92) Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Structure of the presentation ß ß Development of bibliometrics in China Institutions and/or bibliometric data sources Bibliometrics in peer review – case show Bibliometric studies on science and social sciences in China Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
1. ISTIC and the CSTPCD Affiliate of the MOST CSTPCD – Chinese S&T Papers and Citation Database Ø Ø l l Ø ① ② ③ Established in 1987 Journal coverage: >1900 Chinese S&T journals and some multidisciplinary journals. In 2010, 1998 journals included. Major activities Statistics based on data from CSTPCD, Wo. S, Derwent Innovations Index, EI, ISTP, MEDLINE, Annual press conference (1990 - ) Annual books: Statistics on Chinese S&T Publications and Citations Citation Report on Chinese S&T Journals Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
1. ISTIC and the CSTPCD ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ Providing publication and citation data to China S&T Statistical Yearbook Specific service to government agencies (MOST, MOE, NSFC, CAST, etc. ) Specific service to Chinese higher education institutions for their staff evaluation work Bibliometric studies and education Joint Lab with Thomson Reuters Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
2. CAS Library and the CSCD http: //sdb. csdl. ac. cn/ Ø Ø Ø ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Affiliate of CAS CSCD – Chinese Science Citation Database l Established in 1989 l Journal coverage: 1124 in 2010 Major activities: Journal evaluation Specific service to government agencies (CAS, MOST, MOE, NSFC, etc. ) Bibliometric studies and education Collaboration with Thomson Reuters – integration of Wo. S with CSCD, online retrieval Annual books: Chinese Scientometric Indicators: Journal Citation Report Chinese Scientometric Indicators: Publications and Citations Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
3. Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation Ø Ø Ø Affiliate of Wuhan University Established in 2002, the largest team (>30 people) among Chinese bibiometric teams Major activities l Evaluation on education, research, journal, and institutions l Bibliometric studies and education – the largest scale of graduate education in bibliometrics Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
4. Chinese Social Sciences Research Evaluation Center and the CSSCI http: //cssci. nju. edu. cn/ Ø Affiliate of Nanjing Univ. Ø CSSCI – Chinese Social Science Citation Index l Established in 1997 l Journal coverage: >500 Chinese journals Ø Major activities l Service to government agencies at different levels l Bibliometric studies and education Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
5. WISE LAB http: //www. wiselab. cn/index. asp Ø Ø Affiliate of Dalian University of Technology l Established in 2005 Major activities l Bibliometric education and research Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
6. University ranking institutions ß Center for World-Class Universities ( CWCU ) http: //gse. sjtu. edu. cn/EN/centers. htm Ø Ø Affiliation of Shanghai Jiaotong University Major activities l Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) l International Conference on World-Class Universities l Evaluation service to government agencies Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
6. University ranking institutions ß Netbig and its Chinese University Ranking http: //rank 2011. netbig. com/ ß Wu Shulian and his Chinese University Ranking http: //baike. baidu. com/view/163202. htm#2 Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Structure of the presentation ß ß Development of bibliometrics in China Institutions and/or bibliometric data sources Bibliometrics in peer review – an overview Bibliometric studies on science and social sciences in China Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Bibliometrics in peer review u u Evaluation of individuals Evaluation of funding applications Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Evaluation of individuals Objects: researchers and university teachers Quantitative evaluation becomes increasingly important No unified standard, varies among institutions General requirements related to bibliometrics Ø Ø Ø l l To obtain a professional title, one must have published certain quantity of papers, and To keep the title, one must keep publishing certain quantity of papers each year Journal ranks (e. g. , IF) Citation impact Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Evaluation of funding applications ß ß Biliometrics does play a role Requirements vary among different government funding programs Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC ) For general projects in Management Science ß ß ß Correctness, preciseness, and innovativeness Appropriateness of the research content Clearness of the research objective Appropriateness and rationality of methodology and technical routes Research capability and background of the applicant and his/her team Rationality of budget plan Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
National Basic Research Program (973) — the MOST ß ß ß National need Research front Research team and research background Innovativeness Design of research scheme. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Conclusion ß ß Bibliometrics started much later in China compared to leading nations, but has been developing fast since the beginning of the 21 st century; China is still on the stage of learning and catching up; International collaboration plays critical role in raising China’s research competence and international visibility. Bibliometrics indicators play a role in peer review. But standards vary among institutions or government funding programs. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Structure of the presentation ß ß Development of bibliometrics in China Institutions and/or bibliometric data sources Bibliometrics in peer review – an overview Some publications by Chinese researchers Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Publications about Chinese indexing databases Ø Ø Ø Wu, Yishan, et. al (2004). China Scientific and Technical Papers and Citation (CSTPC): History, impact and outlook. Scientometrics, 60 (3): 385 -397. Jin, Bihui & Ronald Rousseau (2004). Evaluation of research performance and scientometric indicators in China, in H. F. Moed et al. (eds): Handbook of Quantitative Science and Technology Research. Zhou, Ping & Loet Leydesdorff (2007). A Comparison Between the China Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations Database and the Science Citation Index in Terms of Journal Hierarchies and Inter-journal Citation Relations, Journal of the American society for Information Science and Technology, 58(2): 223– 236. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Publications mapping science and social sciences in China Ø Ø Zhou, Ping, Xinning Su & Loet Leydesdorff (2010), A comparative study on communication structures of Chinese journals in the social sciences. Journal of the American society for Information Science and Technology, 61(7): 1360– 1376. Zhou, Ping & Wolfgang Glänzel (2010). In-depth analysis on China’s international cooperation in science, Scientometrics, 82 (3), 597– 612. Zhou, Ping, Bart Thijsa& Wolfgang Glänzel (2009). Regional analysis on Chinese scientific output, Scientometrics, 81(3) 839– 857. Zhou, Ping, Bart Thijsa& Wolfgang Glänzel (2009), Is China also becoming a giant in social sciences? Scientometrics, 79 (3), 593621. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Publications mapping science and social sciences in China Ø Ø Zhou, Ping & Loet Leydesdorff (2009). Chemistry in China — a bibliometric view, CHIMICA OGGI-CHEMISTRY TODAY, 27 (6), 18 -22. Zhou, Ping & Loet Leydesdorff (2007). The citation impacts and citation environments of Chinese journals in mathematics, Scientometrics, 72(2). Loet Leydesdorff & Ping Zhou (2007). Nanotechnology as a Field of Science: It’s Delineation in Terms of Journals and Patents. Scientometrics, 70(3), 693 -713. Zhou, Ping & Loet Leydesdorff (2006). The emergence of China as a leading nation in science, Research Policy, 35 (2): 83 -104. Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
Publications on performance measurement Ø Ø Zhou, Ping & Leydesdorff, Loet (2011). Fractional counting of citations in research evaluation: A cross- and interdisciplinary assessment of the Tsinghua University in Beijing, Journal of Informetrics, 5 (3): 360 -368. Zhou, Ping & Zhong, Yongfeng (in press). Two new indicators for measuring research performance, Journal of Informetrics. Ye, Fred Y. (2011). A unification of three models for the h-index. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62(1): 205– 207 Ye, Fred Y. and Ronald Rousseau (2010). Probing the h-core: an investigation of the tail-core ratio for rank distributions. Scientometrics, 84(2): 431 -439 Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
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