Simon WilleminSimon Willemin

Simon Willemin is a data scientist at the ETH Library. He works in the group Research Analytics Service and is part of the "Swiss Year of Scientometrics" project team.

SOAD 2025: Call for Contributions

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KI generated image of mountains overlaid with a network of data points

Image generated using AI via ChatGPT with DALL·E

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

The third lecture of the Swiss Year of Scientometrics explored the relationships between Open Science and Research Assessment

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The audience following Elizabeth Gadd's lecture (EPFL / Alain Herzog)

On 7 February 2024, the third Swiss Year of Scientometrics (SYoS) lecture took place at EPFL bringing together over 40 participants. After a welcome address by David Johann (Project Lead of SYoS) and a short introductory talk by Gilles Dubochet (Head of Open Science at EPFL), Elizabeth Gadd gave an inspiring lecture on the relationships … Read more

Increasing demand for scientometrics: Insights from the first SYoS Workshop

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The participants of the first SYoS workshop pose for a group photo after an intensive day of discussion.

The participants of the first SYoS workshop pose for a group photo after an intensive day of discussion.

On 8 June 2023, the first SYoS Workshop took place at ETH Zurich. It followed Dr Stefanie Haustein’s opening lecture entitled “Opportunities and challenges of scientometrics: Diversification of data sources and applications”. The workshop was moderated by Sven Hug from the Swiss Science Council. In addition to Dr Stefanie Haustein (University of Ottawa), the workshop … Read more