Open Research Seminar: How to read network maps?
Mathieu Jacomy, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Culture and Learning, the Techno-Anthropology Lab Aalborg Universitet Presentation VNA - Practical Recipe
Call for Papers (CfP) – Scientometrics
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the upcoming collection "Open Research Information" of the journal Scientometrics. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2025. Guest Editor: Robin Haunschild, Max Planck Society (MPG) For more information and to follow the Call for Papers, please visit the official website: Scientometrics Collection.
Open Research Seminar: Towards multiple ontologies in science mapping
Dr. Ismael Rafols Garcia, Senior researcher at INGENIO (CSIC-UPV, Univ. Politec. València) and UNESCO Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science at CWTS
New data release of OAL curations stemming from the OpenBIB project
Last year, KB colleagues presented the initial OPENBIB data release, which contains selected and curated metadata from OpenAlex. In our blog https://open-bibliometrics.de/, also resulting from the project, a new post now details the updated OPENBIB data release, which is based on the OpenAlex snapshot from July 2025. Alongside updated curation pipelines, this data release is also featuring an author disambiguation system developed by our GESIS colleague Jack Culbert (a more detailed blog post regrading only the author disambiguation is planned).
Open Social Science Citation Index by KB partner GESIS
Our KB partner GESIS has released an Open Social Science Citation Index (OpenSSCI). The dataset comprises reference metadata and citation links derived from 63,070 full-text academic documents archived in the SSOAR (Social Science Open Access Repository). The data has been curated within the OUTCITE project for downstream ingestion into OpenCitations. More than 3.1 million citation links are available under CC0. Demo system: https://demo-outcite.gesis.org/ Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00799-024–00404‑6
Open Research Seminar: Validation of novelty metrics
Prof. Sotaro Shibayama Professor at the University of Tokyo, Institute for Future Initiatives
Blog Post on “LSE Impact” on National Scholarly Infrastructures
KB's Paul Donner and Stephan Stahlschmidt, together with colleages from Moldovia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Georgia envision a federated “network of networks” which features verified, context-rich national data that could be harvested by OpenAlex or OpenCitations: Post
Open Research Seminar: Collective Scientometrics
Prof. Emanuel Kulczycki, Head of Department Research System and Science Dynamics German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
Workshop on Citation Extraction and Parsing (CiteX 2026)
DIPF | Leibniz Institute of Research and Information in Education Rostocker Straße 6, 60323 Frankfurt a. M.Accurate and open citation data are essential foundations for transparent, reproducible, and networked scholarship. The Workshop on Citation Extraction and Parsing (CiteX 2026) provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, developers, and practitioners to explore current advances in the automated identification, structuring, and dissemination of bibliographic references. Submission deadline: 15. January 2026 CiteX-CfP
Save the date: european summer school for scientometrics 2026
This year’s esss will take place in Leuven/Belgium from August 31st to September 4th 2026! The European Summer School for Scientometrics (esss) offers advanced training in scientometrics, covering key methods, indicators, and major databases. The program combines solid theoretical foundations with hands-on applications in contexts ranging from academic research to science policy and evaluation. It is aimed at researchers—especially PhD candidates and early-career scholars—as well as research managers, librarians, and information professionals interested in science and technology indicators. A hallmark of the esss are its outstanding social events (look here), which not only foster genuine community and lasting connections but also provide the unique chance to meet and engage with the leading experts of the field on a personal level.