Thijs, B; Glanzel, W A structural analysis of benchmarks on different bibliometrical indicators for European research institutes based on their research profile

[Eugene Garfield]

Email address: Bart.Thijs

Author(s): Thijs, B (Thijs, Bart); Glanzel, W (Glaenzel, Wolfgang) 

Title: A structural analysis of benchmarks on different bibliometrical 
indicators for European research institutes based on their research 
profile 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
736-739, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: research institutes; benchmarking; classification 

KeyWords Plus: SELF-CITATION 

Abstract: The present study is part of an ongoing project on clustering 
European research institutions according to their publication profiles. 
Using stopping rules suggested by Duda and Hart (1973), eight clusters 
have been found the optimum solution for the classification. Aim of the 
present study is a structural analysis of a set of benchmarks for the 
evaluation of research performance of specialised and multidisciplinary 
institutions. A breakdown by subject fields is used to characterise field-
specific peculiarities of individual clusters by bibliometric indicators 
and to allow comparison within the same and among different clusters. 
Finally, these benchmarks can then also be used to study national research 
performance on basis of the institutional classification. 

Addresses: Catholic Univ Louvain, Louvain, B-3000 Belgium. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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