Bibliometrics and research Impact community

Program

Draft program

Pre-conference

Our free pre-conference events on Tuesday June 2nd include:

  • Web of Science Research Intelligence workshop with Marisa Ruccolo from Clarivate (morning, details tbd)
  • From research to policy: an introduction to Overton, with Nathalie Cornée from Overton
  • Using AI for Research Impact, with by Mike Taylor from Digital Science

Main event (detailed schedule tbd): 

Wednesday June 3rd

Welcome (Badge pick-up, intros, directions, housekeeping)

  • Re-evaluating Research Impact: Aligning Academic Metrics with Conservation Outcomes in Canada, Christie Hurrell, University of Alberta
  • Breaking Through the Technical Hurdles of Research Impact Reporting, Emily K. Hart, Syracuse University
  • Reorganizing Canadian Research Evaluation through Metadata in the Digital Era, Quintin Kreth, York University
  • Break & Posters
  • The Open Access Advantage – how does it work, and how do we make OA work for us?, Michael Taylor, Digital Science
  • Do Policymakers Cite or Mention? Investigating Formal vs Informal Research
    Engagement in Policy Documents and the Implications for Responsible Research Assessment    , Nathalie Cornée, Overton
  • Understanding Faculty Perceptions Towards Policy Citations: A case study of the University of Minnesota and the University of New Brunswick, Julie Morris (UNB) and Andy Herzog (UM)
  • Lunch & Posters
  • Uncovering institutional affiliations: Utilizing modern data sources to enrich a bibliographic collection built on legacy software, Elisabeth Shook, University of Michigan
  • Authorship Claim Reliability: Comparing ORCID-Based Publication Retrieval Across Research Intelligence Platforms, Ed Summers, Stanford University
  • From Uncharted Waters to a Mapped Horizon: Building a Research Intelligence App with Power BI and Integrated Open and Institutional Data, Karina Giesbrecht, University of Victoria
  • Break & Posters
  • Reporting Practices in Modern Bibliometric Analyses: A Review of the Most Cited Papers 2020-2024, Erin Simon
  • Scientific Relatedness Constrains Novelty in Global Sustainable Development
    Goals Research    , Robin Haunschild, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
  • An Analysis of Undeclared Artificial Intelligence and the Communication Practices of Academic Journals, Miles Kenyon, University of Toronto
  • A three-decade bibliometric investigation of research trends in quantum critical behaviour, Notice Pasipamire, National University of Sciences & Technology


Reception on June 3rd (6-9 pm), will be held at the Art Gallery of Alberta.

Thursday June 4th

  • Kathryn Graham Keynote presentation
  • Break & Posters
  • AI-Driven Bibliometrics for Research Impact: Mapping Canada’s Strategic Technology Opportunities, David Campbell, Elsevier
  • Data citation function classification with large language models (LLMs), Neil Byers
  • The Great Convergence: Where GenAI, Expertise, Fundraising Connect, Dieyun Song, Northwestern University
  • Research Impact in a Chaotic Political Landscape: Maintaining Services When Priorities Shift, Andrea Malone, University of Houston
  • Critically Evaluating the Impact of Transformative Agreements, Jason Friedman, University of Saskatchewan; Leigh-Ann Butler, University of Ottawa
  • Lunch & Posters
  • Creating Custom Visuals within Power BI, Brian Wu, University Health Network
  • Break & Posters
  • A Case Study on the Implementation of IRINS in Indian Academic and R&D
    Organisations    , Kannan Palavesam, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
  • Connecting metrics to meaning – Visual storytelling of an Institute’s impact across five pathways, Deeksha Bhardwaj, The George Institute for Global Health
  • A Longitudinal Analysis of Sentiment Temporal Changes, Drift and Controversy in over 150 Million Altmetric Social Media Mentions of the past decades (2005-2025), Mike Taylor, Digital Science

Posters

  • A Systematic Bibliometric Review of Topic Modeling Applications in HSS in
    Support of Library Services    , Leslie Barnes, University of Toronto
  • Measuring open science practices with the PLOS Open Science Science
    Indicators dashboard    , Devin Soper, PLOS
  • The quiet drift: Witnessing academia’s slide into AI-mediated scholarship, Jeffrey Demaine, BRIC
  • Practitioner education in Bibliometrics: The LIS-Bibliometrics case study, Michelle O’Hara, University of Glasgow
  • Collaboration Writ Large, Pat Moore, Carleton University
  • Using bibliometrics tools to braid together the past, present, and future, Thane Chambers, University of Alberta
 

See also our Past Conferences page for archives of past events.