Bibliometría e indicadores de actividad científica (XII)Grupos españoles y extranjeros de investigación bibliométrica
- Andrea Sixto Costoya
- Lourdes Castelló Cogollos
- Francisco Javier González de Dios
- Rafael Aleixandre Benavent
ISSN: 0001-6640
Year of publication: 2018
Volume: 76
Issue: 11-12
Pages: 164-169
Type: Article
More publications in: Acta pediátrica española
Abstract
Research groups are organizational units that gather different professionals and whose goal is to contribute to science progress. The consolidation of research groups on bibliometric field is caused because the significant growth in this area the last years, which is associated above all with the current scientific evaluation culture. This study aims to show five examples of research groups focused on bibliometric field. A brief presentation of each one and its main goals is described. The research groups are: Evaluación de la Ciencia y de la Comunicación Científica (EC3) (Granada, Spain), Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos (IPP) (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [CSIC], Spain), Laboratorio de Estudios Métricos de Información (LEMI) (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Unidad de Información e Investigación Social y Sanitaria (UISYS) (Universitat de València-CSIC, Spain), and Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) (Leiden University, The Netherlands).