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Archives: Scientometrics

Guest Post: An Interview with Prof. Dr. Liying Yang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Mary Miskin offers an interview with Prof. Dr. Liying Yang, Director of the Scientometrics and Research Assessment Unit at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who manages the Early Warning List and the CAS Journal Ranking.

  • By Mary Miskin
  • Dec 13, 2023
  • 1 Comment

Sci-Hub Citation Study Confuses Causes With Effects

Do Sci-Hub downloads cause more citations, or are high impact papers simply downloaded more often?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 8, 2021
  • 19 Comments

What Happens If Science Becomes a Low-Yield Activity?

Smaller animals, smaller planets, smaller elements, and fewer effective drugs — is science becoming lower-yield, even at the paradigm level?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jul 26, 2011
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