Assessing the web connectivity of research groups on an international scale
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Autor:innen
Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
2008
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Herausgeber:innen
Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
Betreuer:in
Übergeordnetes Werk
ASLIB Proceedings
Themenheft
DOI der Originalpublikation
Link
Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
60
Ausgabe / Nummer
1
Seiten / Dauer
18-31
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Emerald
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Auflage
Version
Programmiersprache
Abtretungsempfänger:in
Praxispartner:in/Auftraggeber:in
Zusammenfassung
The purpose of this paper is to claim that it is useful to assess the web connectivity of research groups, describe hyperlink‐based techniques to achieve this and present brief details of European life sciences research groups as a case study.
Design/methodology/approach
A commercial search engine was harnessed to deliver hyperlink data via its automatic query submission interface. A special purpose link analysis tool, LexiURL, then summarised and graphed the link data in appropriate ways.
Findings
Webometrics can provide a wide range of descriptive information about the international connectivity of research groups.
Research limitations/implications
Only one field was analysed, data was taken from only one search engine, and the results were not validated.
Practical implications
Web connectivity seems to be particularly important for attracting overseas job applicants and to promote research achievements and capabilities, and hence we contend that it can be useful for national and international governments to use webometrics to ensure that the web is being used effectively by research groups.
Originality/value
This is the first paper to make a case for the value of using a range of webometric techniques to evaluate the web presences of research groups within a field, and possibly the first “applied” webometrics study produced for an external contract.
Schlagwörter
Wissenschaft, Internet, Hyperlink, Web Impact Factor, Webometrik
Fachgebiet (DDC)
Veranstaltung
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
Enddatum der Konferenz
Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
ISSN
0001-253X
1758-3748
2050-3806
1758-3748
2050-3806
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Lizenz
Zitation
Thelwall, M., Li, X., Barjak, F., & Robinson, S. (2008). Assessing the web connectivity of research groups on an international scale. ASLIB Proceedings, 60(1), 18–31. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530810847344