The science of science (SOS) is a rapidly developing field which aims to understand,
quantify and predict scientific research and the resulting outcomes. The problem is …

Numerous centrality measures have been developed to quantify the importances of nodes in
time-independent networks, and many of them can be expressed as the leading eigenvector …

Despite persistent efforts in understanding the creativity of scientists over different career
stages, little is known about the underlying dynamics of research topic switching that drives …

Universities are increasingly evaluated on the basis of their outputs. These are often
converted to simple and contested rankings with substantial implications for recruitment …

This is the first detailed study on the coverage of Microsoft Academic (MA). Based on the
complete and verified publication list of a university, the coverage of MA was assessed and …

We explore if and how Microsoft Academic (MA) could be used for bibliometric analyses.
First, we examine the Academic Knowledge API (AK API), an interface to access MA data …

Network approaches have become pervasive in many research fields. They allow for a more
comprehensive understanding of complex relationships between entities as well as their …

The productivity and the impact are two most recognized aspects to evaluate the research
performance of scientists. Figuring out whether and how these two factors shape the …

A significant aspect in scientific research is evaluating the impact of scientific contribution of
an author. Authors select a particular Field of Study (FoS) to work in, based on their interest …

Topic evolution has been studied extensively in the field of the science of science. This study
first analyzes topic evolution pattern from topics' semantic consistency in the semantic vector …