Bibliometrics
Team
Content
Varieties of diffusion in academic publishing: How status and legitimacy influence growth trajectories of new innovations
This content is not available in the selected language. Open Access (OA) publishing has progressed from an initial fringe idea to a still-growing, major component of modern academic communication. The proliferation of OA publishing presents a context to examine how new innovations and institutions develop. Based on analyses of 1,296,304 articles published in 83 OA […] Read more
The decrease in uncited articles and its effect on the concentration of citations
This content is not available in the selected language. Empirical evidence demonstrates that citations received by scholarly publications follow a pattern of preferential attachment, resulting in a power-law distribution. Such asymmetry has sparked significant debate regarding the use of citations for research evaluation. However, a consensus has yet to be established concerning the historical trends […] Read more
Gender differences in submission behavior exacerbate publication disparities in elite journals
This content is not available in the selected language. Women are particularly underrepresented in journals of the highest scientific impact, with substantial consequences for their careers. While a large body of research has focused on the outcome and the process of peer review, fewer articles have explicitly focused on gendered submission behavior and the explanations […] Read more
Mesure de la proportion de publication en libre accès au Canada, un portrait national
Over the past two decades, open access has gained prominence around the world. However, its adoption in Canada lags that of other countries. Using data from Dimensions and Érudit, this article provides an overview of open access dissemination in Canada, focusing on the effect of institutions, language, and funding. French-language papers and papers from Quebec […] Read more
La plateforme de diffusion de contenu scientifique francophone Érudit fête ses 25 ans
This content is not available in the selected language. La plateforme Érudit, dont Vincent Larivière est directeur scientifique a fêté en 2023 ses 25 ans. D’abord projet pilote et pionnière dans son domaine, Érudit est devenu incontournable dans le paysage de la recherche au Canada. L’équipe derrière le projet a fait de la découvrabilité du […] Read more
Comment encourager la science en français?
This content is not available in the selected language. Entrevue de Vincent Larivière à propos du soutien pour une science en français. Read more
L’importance d’avoir nos propres outils de diffusion scientifiques francophones
This content is not available in the selected language. Entrevue de Vincent Larivière, directeur scientifique d’Érudit, à propos des 25 ans de la plateforme. Read more
Toward Equity in Science: A Discussion with Cassidy Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière
This content is not available in the selected language. Entrevue autour du plus récent livre de Vincent Larivière et Cassidy Sugimoto Read more
Avoiding bias when inferring race using name-based approaches
This content is not available in the selected language. Racial disparity in academia is a widely acknowledged problem. The quantitative understanding of racial-based systemic inequalities is an important step towards a more equitable research system. However, few large-scale analyses have been performed on this topic, mostly because of the lack of robust race-disambiguation algorithms. Identifying […] Read more
No revolution: COVID-19 boosted open access, but preprints are only a fraction of pandemic papers
This content is not available in the selected language. Vincent Larivière discute avec nuance de la forte augmentation des publications scientifiques accessibles de manière ouverte. Read more