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In today’s research environment, bibliometric analysis has become an essential tool for understanding the reach and impact of scientific work. Yet, for many researchers, especially those without a technical background, getting started with bibliometric data can be overwhelming. Tools are often complex, and data access can feel out of reach. That’s where the TOBI Portfolio … Read more
We are delighted and excited to announce the first Swiss Open Academic Data (SOAD) Day, taking place on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, at ETH Zurich. This event will bring together researchers and practitioners active in Switzerland to explore Open Academic Data – how to use it, share best practices, and build a strong community. The … Read more
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the journal Qualität in der Wissenschaft has just been published. Issue 4/2024 is dedicated to the topic “Bibliometrie im Fokus” (Bibliometrics in Focus) and features four articles published in English on SYoS and its sister project Towards Open Bibliometric Indicators (TOBI): Mutz, R., Johann, D. … Read more
EPFL and ETH Zurich are pleased to introduce the emerging Swiss Open Academic Data (SOAD) community. Our goal is to bring together academic professionals from across Switzerland to explore the many ways open academic data can drive innovation—be it through sharing real-world use cases of how Swiss institutions leverage open data, improving overall data quality, … Read more
The attendants of the 5th SYoS workshop at the University of Fribourg (ETH Zurich, Annette Guignard)
The 5th Workshop of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics was held on November 14 at the University of Fribourg. The workshop focused on assessing research quality using bibliometric indicators. It was co-moderated by Simon Willemin and David Johann from the ETH Library of ETH Zurich. This was the last event of the series of workshops … Read more
On November, 13, 2024, the University of Fribourg hosted the 5th lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics: Prof. Bart Thijs from the KU Leuven spoke on “Assessing quality of research: New approaches in response to changing expectations”. The video and slides of the talk are now available. The event took place in the lecture … Read more
The fifth SYoS lecture on “Assessing quality of research. New approaches in response to changing expectations” is organised in collaboration with the University of Fribourg. It will take place on 13 November 2024 at the University of Fribourg (MIS 03 3113, Avenue de l’Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg). We are extremely pleased to welcome Professor Bart … Read more
No one can read it all Half a century ago, it was possible for a researcher to keep abreast of the literature in their field. One could browse through most of the journals within the discipline, and probably a few outside, with a reasonable investment in time. But circumstances have changed. The world of publishing … Read more
An initial investigation into the visibility of Swiss Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in commercial bibliometric databases was published here in April 2024. It highlighted the importance of (1) metadata quality, (2) institutional identifiers, and (3) language disambiguation. These findings revealed significant differences between the platforms Dimensions, Scopus and Web of Science (WoS). This blog post … Read more
Participants of the 4th Workshop of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (ETH Zurich / Annette Guignard)
The 4th Workshop of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) took place at ETH Zurich on 25 April 2024. The diverse audience included 25 participants from different European universities and Swiss institutions (Universities of Bern, Fribourg, St. Gallen and Zurich, ZHAW, Eawag-Empa, EPFL, ETH Zurich and ETH Board, Armasuisse, Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries, and … Read more
