NETWORK

Intro to the Network

The Network is our inter­face between our research and public insti­tu­tions, science, research insti­tu­tions and the wider public. We offer various oppor­tu­ni­ties to connect with us and learn about biblio­met­rics and relat­ed topics. Come and join us for our webina­rs, confer­ences and summer schools. We look forward to sharing and discussing our latest research results with you!

WEBINARS

In our webina­rs we offer insights into biblio­met­ric research, data and appli­ca­tions. Open events are a central part of our knowl­edge and skills trans­fer strat­e­gy. In the moment, we mainly focus on…

Open Research Seminars

This series presents current research by colleagues from Germany and abroad—talks are either on biblio­met­ric method­olog­i­cal questions or on compelling projects that use biblio­met­ric data and tools. It is intend­ed for members of the Biblio­met­rics Compe­tence Network as well as anyone else who is inter­est­ed. Each seminar includes a 30-minute talk followed by a 30-minute open discus­sion. Every­one is cordial­ly invit­ed! Contact us to join our mailing list: kb@dzhw.eu or follow us on Linkedin and/or Bluesky for announce­ments and regis­tra­tion links.

Events from previ­ous years from the series Open Research Seminars can be found in our archive. The archive also contains the series “Future perspec­tives of open citation data” from 2022 with five 30-minute webinars.

NETWORK MEETINGS

KB network meetings are inter­nal events that bring togeth­er members of the KB commu­ni­ty twice a year. They serve as a platform for knowl­edge sharing and hands-on exchange at the working level. Junior and mid-level researchers are especial­ly encour­aged to partic­i­pate. Each two-day meeting features focus­es on chang­ing topics. In recent years, we have addressed current devel­op­ments in classi­fi­ca­tion, explored new indica­tors, and more.

WORKING GROUPS

Various working groups (WGs) have been initi­at­ed inside the network. These small­er groups work collab­o­ra­tive­ly on various topics across differ­ent locations and insti­tu­tions of the network to promote inter­dis­ci­pli­nary exchange and strength­en our inter­nal network. WGs inves­ti­gate and promote relevant research questions and feed knowl­edge back into public discourse through our open events and hub initiatives.

Here you will find the working groups of the KB and contact persons:

Consti­tu­tive:

• Research (Dr. Stephan Stahlschmidt, DZHW)
• Commu­ni­ca­tion (Dr. Johannes Stiller, EFI)
• Technic (Dr. Thomas Bausen­wein, FIZ Karlsruhe)

Facul­ta­tive:

• Data Clean­ing  (Dr. Miloš Jovanović, Fraun­hofer INT; Philipp Baaden, Fraun­hofer INT)
• Compe­tence devel­op­ment (Dr. Stephan Gauch, Humboldt Univer­si­ty of Berlin)
• Open biblio­met­ric data (Dr. Miloš Jovanović, Fraun­hofer INT; Dr. Chris­t­ian Boulanger, MPG LHLT)
• Science of Science (Dr. Marcus John, Fraun­hofer INT; Prof. Carsten Schultz, Univer­si­ty Kiel)
• Visual­i­sa­tion (Dr. Marcus John, Fraun­hofer INT)
• Science and regions (Rainer Frietsch, Fraun­hofer ISI)

SUMMER SCHOOL (esss)

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. The esss is aimed at researchers, especial­ly doctor­al students and young scien­tists, research managers, librar­i­ans and infor­ma­tion scientists.The KB manage­ment is a member of the Summer School’s Steer­ing Commit­tee as part of its commit­ment to skills trans­fer and promot­ing young researchers. The next Summer School will take place from 08–12.09.2025 in Grana­da: european summer school for scien­to­met­rics – esss.info. Regis­tra­tion starts on 01.04.2025.

NETWORK PARTNERS

The KB is a cross-insti­tu­tion­al network in which the partners cooper­ate to contribute to the further devel­op­ment of biblio­met­rics and its applic­a­bil­i­ty on the basis of a shared data infrastructure.