Zuccala, A; van den Besselaar, P; Mapping review networks: Exploring research community roles and contributions

[Eugene Garfield]

Email address: a.zuccala at rathenau.nl

Author(s): Zuccala, A (Zuccala, Alesia); van den Besselaar, P (van den 
Besselaar, Peter) 

Title: Mapping review networks: Exploring research community roles and 
contributions 

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 
803-813, 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: peer review; subject specialties; invisible colleges; 
mapping knowledge domains 

KeyWords Plus: AUTHOR COCITATION; COLLABORATION 

Abstract: In this paper we investigate the position of a review network 
within a research specialty; the network of scholars who write reviews of 
their colleagues' work. This is one of the voluntary activities that 
researchers perform as a prerequisite for the functioning of the invisible 
college. We compare this network to other networks within the specialty, 
and this allows us to distinguish various roles: stars, influentials, 
members, supporters and juniors. As scholars are characterized by 
different role-configurations, the invisible college becomes stratified. 
We discuss the implications for the development of a referee factor and 
review factor, norms for refereeing and reviewing, and the development of 
systems-based research evaluations. 

Addresses: Rathenau Inst, Netherlands Ctr Sci Syst Assessment, The Hague, 
NL-2509 CJ Netherlands. 

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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