"A Review of Theory and Practice in Scientometrics" -- preprint available

[TV Gopal]

Dear Dr. Loet Leydesdorff,

Many thanks for the paper "A Review of Theory and Practice in
Scientometrics". It is very interesting to read.

Some Observations:

A review on how the Scientometrics have been influencing the Science
Administration, Business and Economy may be very useful. This may be a
sequel to your paper. 

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"IT tools and the information worlds have demonstrated the power of system
integration and development. System productivity through application of IT
tools seems to multiply in quantum.  It is a power of system integration and
collectivity.  There is, however, one fundamental question that remains to
be answered: have these systems increased the comfort of living without an
increase in psychic delight?  Is mankind riding a technology tiger and is
the mankind free?  Eastern philosophy has differentiated knowledge from
comfort and pleasure.  Modern societies are trying to leverage knowledge to
gain comfort."
- Dr. T Ramasami and K J Sreeram, "Managing Information and
Knowledge",Turning Pages - A special Silver Jubilee Publication of  U&I
Magazine Informatics (India) Ltd. 2005 

Note: Dr. T Ramasami was the Secretary to the Department of Science &
Technology, Government of India till recently.

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The pronounced "outward direction" of the present day scientific exploration
needs to be studied carefully. 

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The "cycle time of developing products, innovating and upgrading" in the
modern context provide valuable pointers on the progress of applying the
metrics.

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The changing value systems within the research community also make an impact.

Attached please find:

P. Balaram [Editorial], "Research Assessment: Declaring War on the Impact
Factor", CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 104, NO. 10, 25 MAY 2013.

Your thoughts...

Warmest Regards



Gopal T V
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On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:45:40 +0100, Loet Leydesdorff <loet at LEYDESDORFF.NET>
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>"A Review of Theory and Practice in Scientometrics" by John Mingers and Loet
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>Loet Leydesdorff
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>Emeritus University of Amsterdam
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