Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie

New blog 'open-bibliometrics' and initial OPENBIB data release
2025-06-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
The KB and the OPENBIB project group are pleased to announce the first release of selected and curated OpenAlex data. This marks a step forward in our efforts to promote the use of open bibliometric data and contribute to the evolving open bibliometric landscape.
We have also started to provide full snapshots of OpenAlex data on an ongoing basis, integrated into the same research infrastructure for bibliometric data as Scopus and Web of Science. In addition, we have explored the suitability of open bibliometric data (siehe hier, hier und hier).
This release includes:
Address information
Publishers
Funding information
Document types
Transformative agreements
We also invite you to visit our new blog dedicated to all things related to the OPENBIB project and open data/OpenAlex: open-bibliometrics.

Open Research Seminar: Principles of Evaluative Bibliometrics in a DORA/CoARA Context.
2025-07-03 14:00 - 15:00
Prof. Daniel Torres-Salinas, Phd, and Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, PhD, University of Granada

Open Research Seminar: Mapping and Modeling Science, Technology, and Education
2025-08-20 15:00 - 16:00
Prof. Katy Börner
Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Indiana University, USA

Closing Event: Diamond Open Access – shaping it together
2025-08-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Französische Straße 9, 10117 Berlin
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and Verfassungsblog jointly invite to the ELADOAH closing event “Diamond Open Access gemeinsam gestalten” (in German).

european summer school for scientometrics (esss)
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-12 | Universidad de Granada
The esss provides training and state-of the art insight into scientometrics with the corresponding methods, procedures, indicators as well as the available database products for scientometric analyses. The program combines theoretical knowledge and its practical application in various contexts ranging from research to the provision of scientific policy advice to research evaluation.

Open Research Seminar: Global science overlay maps using OpenAlex
2025-10-08 14:00 - 15:00
Dr. Robin Haunschild,
Head Information Services for the CPT Section, MPS

KB Consortium Meeting
2025-11-03 13:00 - 16:00

Open Research Seminar: How to read network maps?
2025-12-17 15:00 - 16:00
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
2025-12-31
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
2026-01-21 14:00 - 15:00
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
2026-02-12 08:00 - 17:00
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
2026-02-28 08:00 - 17:00
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
2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:00
Prof. Sotaro Shibayama
Professor at the University of Tokyo, Institute for Future Initiatives

Blog Post
2026-04-03 08:00 - 17:00
In a post on “LSE Impact”, 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
2026-04-29 14:00 - 15:00
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)
2026-05-28 08:00 - 2026-05-29 17:00 | 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
2026-08-31 - 2026-09-04
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.
Registration now open!
