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Working Papers

2020

1. Designing indicators for opening up evaluation. Insights from research assessment
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (1)

2019

2. DARE to be different? Applying diversity indicators to the evaluation of collaborative research projects
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (1)
3. To What Extent is Inclusion in the Web of Science an Indicator of Journal 'Quality'?
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School
   See also Journal Article To what extent is inclusion in the Web of Science an indicator of journal ‘quality’?, Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press (2018) View citations (20) (2018)

2018

4. The Relation Between Research Priorities and Societal Demands: The Case of Rice
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The relation between research priorities and societal demands: The case of rice, Research Policy, Elsevier (2019) View citations (25) (2019)

2017

5. Improving fitness: Mapping research priorities against societal needs on obesity
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (13)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Improving fitness: Mapping research priorities against societal needs on obesity, Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (16) (2017)

2016

6. Shaping the Agenda of a Grand Challenge: Institutional Mediation of Priorities in Avian Influenza Research
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (5)
7. Why researchers publish in non-mainstream journals: Training, knowledge bridging, and gap filling
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Why researchers publish in non-mainstream journals: Training, knowledge bridging, and gap filling, Research Policy, Elsevier (2017) View citations (14) (2017)

2015

8. Quantitative Analysis of Technology Futures: A review of Techniques, Uses and Characteristics
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (6)
9. Research portfolios in science policy: moving from financial returns to societal benefits
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (19)
10. Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives
    INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) Working Paper Series, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives, Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
11. Under-reporting research relevant to local needs in the global south. Database biases in the representation of knowledge on rice
    SocArXiv, Center for Open Science View citations (8)

2014

12. Scientometric Mapping as a Strategic Intelligence Tool for the Governance of Emerging Technologies
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (4)

2013

13. Interdisciplinarity and research on local issues: evidence from a developing country
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School
    See also Journal Article Interdisciplinarity and research on local issues: evidence from a developing country, Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press (2014) View citations (16) (2014)

2011

14. How Journal Rankings can suppress Interdisciplinary Research – A Comparison between Innovation Studies and Business & Management
    DRUID Working Papers, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How journal rankings can suppress interdisciplinary research: A comparison between Innovation Studies and Business & Management, Research Policy, Elsevier (2012) View citations (141) (2012)

2010

15. Missing links in nanomaterials governance: bringing industrial dynamics and downstream policies into view
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School
    See also Journal Article Missing links in nanomaterials governance: bringing industrial dynamics and downstream policies into view, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2009

16. Overlay Maps of Science: a New Tool for Research Policy
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (12)

2008

17. Diversity and network coherence as indicators of interdisciplinarity: Case studies in bionanoscience
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Diversity and network coherence as indicators of interdisciplinarity: case studies in bionanoscience, Scientometrics, Springer (2010) View citations (171) (2010)

2006

18. Knowledge-sourcing strategies for cross-disciplinarity in bionanotechnology
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Do synthesis centers synthesize? A semantic analysis of topical diversity in research
   Research Policy, 2021, 50, (1) View citations (10)

2020

2. DARE to be different? A novel approach for analysing diversity in collaborative research projects
   Research Evaluation, 2020, 29, (3), 300-315 View citations (4)

2019

3. S&T indicators in the wild: Contextualization and participation for responsible metrics
   Research Evaluation, 2019, 28, (1), 7-22 View citations (3)
4. The relation between research priorities and societal demands: The case of rice
   Research Policy, 2019, 48, (4), 949-967 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper The Relation Between Research Priorities and Societal Demands: The Case of Rice, SPRU Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2018

5. Institutional shaping of research priorities: A case study on avian influenza
   Research Policy, 2018, 47, (10), 1975-1989 View citations (17)
6. To what extent is inclusion in the Web of Science an indicator of journal ‘quality’?
   Research Evaluation, 2018, 27, (3), 284-284 View citations (20)
   Also in Research Evaluation, 2018, 27, (2), 106-118 (2018) View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper To What Extent is Inclusion in the Web of Science an Indicator of Journal 'Quality'?, SPRU Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)

2017

7. Improving fitness: Mapping research priorities against societal needs on obesity
   Journal of Informetrics, 2017, 11, (4), 1095-1113 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Improving fitness: Mapping research priorities against societal needs on obesity, Post-Print (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
8. Strategic intelligence on emerging technologies: Scientometric overlay mapping
   Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 2017, 68, (1), 214-233 View citations (26)
9. Why researchers publish in non-mainstream journals: Training, knowledge bridging, and gap filling
   Research Policy, 2017, 46, (9), 1666-1680 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Why researchers publish in non-mainstream journals: Training, knowledge bridging, and gap filling, SPRU Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2016

10. Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives
    Research Evaluation, 2016, 25, (3), 235-243 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2014

11. Big Pharma, little science?
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2014, 81, (C), 22-38 View citations (23)
12. Interactive overlay maps for US patent (USPTO) data based on International Patent Classification (IPC)
    Scientometrics, 2014, 98, (3), 1583-1599 View citations (49)
13. Interdisciplinarity and research on local issues: evidence from a developing country
    Research Evaluation, 2014, 23, (3), 195-209 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Interdisciplinarity and research on local issues: evidence from a developing country, SPRU Working Paper Series (2013) (2013)
14. Patent overlay mapping: Visualizing technological distance
    Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 2014, 65, (12), 2432-2443 View citations (44)

2013

15. Global maps of science based on the new Web-of-Science categories
    Scientometrics, 2013, 94, (2), 589-593 View citations (56)
16. Interactive overlays of journals and the measurement of interdisciplinarity on the basis of aggregated journal–journal citations
    Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 2013, 64, (12), 2573-2586 View citations (30)
    Also in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2013, 64, (12), 2573-2586 (2013) View citations (25)

2012

17. Bibliometric perspectives on medical innovation using the medical subject Headings of PubMed
    Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2012, 63, (11), 2239-2253 View citations (25)
    Also in Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 2012, 63, (11), 2239-2253 (2012) View citations (27)
18. How journal rankings can suppress interdisciplinary research: A comparison between Innovation Studies and Business & Management
    Research Policy, 2012, 41, (7), 1262-1282 View citations (141)
    See also Working Paper How Journal Rankings can suppress Interdisciplinary Research – A Comparison between Innovation Studies and Business & Management, DRUID Working Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
19. Interactive overlays: A new method for generating global journal maps from Web-of-Science data
    Journal of Informetrics, 2012, 6, (2), 318-332 View citations (28)

2011

20. Approaches to understanding and measuring interdisciplinary scientific research (IDR): A review of the literature
    Journal of Informetrics, 2011, 5, (1), 14-26 View citations (174)
21. Indicators of the interdisciplinarity of journals: Diversity, centrality, and citations
    Journal of Informetrics, 2011, 5, (1), 87-100 View citations (82)
22. Local emergence and global diffusion of research technologies: An exploration of patterns of network formation
    Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 2011, 62, (5), 846-860 View citations (20)
    Also in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2011, 62, (5), 846-860 (2011) View citations (17)
23. Missing links in nanomaterials governance: bringing industrial dynamics and downstream policies into view
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2011, 36, (6), 624-639 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Missing links in nanomaterials governance: bringing industrial dynamics and downstream policies into view, SPRU Working Paper Series (2010) (2010)

2010

24. Can epidemic models describe the diffusion of topics across disciplines?
    Journal of Informetrics, 2010, 4, (1), 74-82 View citations (23)
25. Diversity and network coherence as indicators of interdisciplinarity: case studies in bionanoscience
    Scientometrics, 2010, 82, (2), 263-287 View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper Diversity and network coherence as indicators of interdisciplinarity: Case studies in bionanoscience, SPRU Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (18) (2008)
26. Science overlay maps: A new tool for research policy and library management
    Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 2010, 61, (9), 1871-1887 View citations (125)
    Also in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2010, 61, (9), 1871-1887 (2010) View citations (118)

2009

27. A global map of science based on the ISI subject categories
    Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2009, 60, (2), 348-362 View citations (147)
28. Content‐based and algorithmic classifications of journals: Perspectives on the dynamics of scientific communication and indexer effects
    Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2009, 60, (9), 1823-1835 View citations (60)
29. Is science becoming more interdisciplinary? Measuring and mapping six research fields over time
    Scientometrics, 2009, 81, (3), 719-745 View citations (186)

2007

30. How cross-disciplinary is bionanotechnology? Explorations in the specialty of molecular motors
    Scientometrics, 2007, 70, (3), 633-650 View citations (36)

1998

31. Interface growth and pattern formation in bacterial colonies
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1998, 249, (1), 517-524 View citations (5)