Handbook of quantitative studies of science and technology /

Quantitative studies of science and technology represent the research field of utilization of mathematical, statistical, and data-analytical methods and techniques for gathering, handling, interpreting, and predicting a variety of features of the science and technology enterprise, such as performanc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Raan, A. F. J. van
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : North-Holland ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1988.
Temas:
Science > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Technology > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Science indicators > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Research > Evaluation > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Sciences > M�ethodologie > Guides, manuels, etc.
Indicateurs scientifiques > Guides, manuels, etc.
Technologie > M�ethodologie > Guides, manuels, etc.
Recherche > �Evaluation > Guides, manuels, etc.
SCIENCE > General.
Research > Evaluation
Science indicators
Science > Methodology
Technology > Methodology
Exacte wetenschappen.
Onderzoek.
Evaluatie.
Kwantitatieve methoden.
Bibliometrie.
Ciencia.
Tecnologia.
Science > Research > Quantitative methods
Technology > Research > Quantitative methods
Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Handbook of quantitative Studies of Science and Technology; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Content; INTRODUCTION TO THE HANDBOOK; References; PART I: SCIENCE IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT; Chapter 1. SOME CONTEXTUAL PROBLEMS OF SCIENCE INDICATORS; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Toward a dispute-free set of input indicators; 3. A practical assessment methodology for science and technology in the developing countries; 4. Assessment of the science produced in the third world; 5. The assessment of science at the limits of perceptiblity.
  • Chapter 2. MEASURES OF SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT AND THE AGE-PRODUCTIVITY RELATIONSHIPSummary; 1. Introduction; 2. Summary of Current Research; 3. Measuring Scientific Output: Conceptual Issues; 4. Measuring Scientific Output: Implementation and Evaluation; 5. Age-Publishing Profiles; 6. Case Study of Solid State Physics; 7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A SCIENTIFIC PAPER; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. The Scientific Paper in Social Context; 3. Identification Markers; 4. The Main Text; 5. Visual Aids; References.
  • Chapter 4. NETWORK ANALYSIS IN THE STUDY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSummary; 1. Introduction; 2. Network concepts and methods; 3. Intraorganizational networks; 4. Interorganizational networks; 5. Bibliometric networks; 6. Prospects; References; PART II: EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE AND MAPPING OF SCIENCE; Chapter 5. AGAINST ABSOLUTE METHODS: RELATIVE SCIENTOMETRIC INDICATORS AND RELATIONAL CHARTS AS EVALUATION TOOLS; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Examples; 4. Discussion and conclusions; Appendix.
  • Chapter 6. INDICATORS OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE: APPLICATIONS IN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH POLICYSummary; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods and Techniques; 3. The Leiden Experiment: Procedures and First Comments; 4. Comments Made by Research Committee Members; 5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF EVALUATION OF SCHOLARLY PERFORMANCE; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Peer judgment of scientific products; 3. Bibliometric indicators in the humanities and the social sciences; 4. Conclusion; References; Chapter 8. MEASURING SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT BY ONLINE TECHNIQUES; Summary.
  • 1. Introduction2. The context of paper counting; 3. Problems of representativity; 4. The records of a bibliographic database; 5. A short example; 6. Dimensions of analysis; 7. National shares of the world market; 8. The national geography of science; 9. Research profiles in engineering; 10. Monitoring a research speciality; 11. Conclusions; References; Chapter 9. MAPPING OF SCIENCE: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS; Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. From performance and quality indicators to strategic mapping; 3. Possibilities and limitations of maps of science; Acknowledgement; References.

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