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Accepted Paper:
Increasing and measuring research impact: tools and strategies
Ursula Oberst
(African Studies Centre, Leiden)
Paper short abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the currently used bibliometric indicators and discusses tools that track and assess research impact. The paper further explores strategies that aim at increasing the visibility of African Studies research.
Paper long abstract:
Bibliometric indicators are playing an increasingly important role in applications to grants, promotions, prizes and tenure. This paper provides an overview of the currently used bibliometric indicators and discusses tools and resources available to track and assess research impact. The paper further explores strategies that aim at increasing the visibility of research and at extending the likelihood of an article being cited, discussed or otherwise mentioned in scientific and relevant societal groups. All examples focus on African Studies.
Panel
P115
Social Sciences Research Institutions in Post-independence Africa as subjects of research
Session 1