SCIENTOMETRICS AND BIBLIOMETRICS

Scientometrics and bibliometrics are used to measure scientific activities, mainly by producing statistics on scientific publications indexed in databases. They are flexible tools used to study the sociological phenomena associated with scientific communities, to conduct scientific/strategic, technical, technological or competitive monitoring, to design and manage research programs and to evaluate research. They are extremely valuable methods for evaluating research output, positioning studies and conducting foresight studies in science and technology.

Scientometric tools can be used to measure and compare the scientific activities at various levels of aggregation including institutions, sectors, provinces and countries. They can also be used to measure research collaborations, to map scientific networks and to monitor the evolution of scientific fields. Scientometric indicators give policy-makers objective, reproducible and therefore verifiable information that goes beyond the anecdotal.

Science-Metrix specializes in the production and analysis of scientometric data. This expertise enables the company to extract value-added information on scientific activities from various databases of scientific publications.

Science-Metrix develops and utilizes advanced scientometric methods (controlled/normalized vocabulary and keyword co-occurrence analysis) to delineate and measure scientific activities in very specific or emerging fields. The company’s expert analysts have developed unique tools to enable the production of robust statistics on scientific and technological domains not yet defined by current classification systems. These domains include bioproducts and bioprocesses, biophotonics, stem cell research, pharmacogenomics and mental health in the workplace.

Using this expertise, Science-Metrix can precisely measure dimensions of scientific activity such as fields of application (biorestoration, cancer, cardiovascular diseases), levels of scientific maturity (pure or applied research, phase I, II, III clinical tests) and enabling technological platforms (enzymatic bioprocesses, nanotechnologies, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics).

Science-Metrix offers a variety of customized solutions tailored to suit the needs of its clients and partners, from statistics in electronic format (tables, graphs) to complete scientometric studies. Scientometric statistics can also be integrated into technometric studies, market analyses, R&D strategies and program evaluations.

OUR SOLUTIONS

Sector studies (e.g genomics, climate change and adaptation, health biotechnologies)

Scientific overviews (e.g. by countries, cities, districts, institutions, research groups, research networks)

Positioning and benchmarking studies

Citation analysis

Scientific impact and excellence assessment

Network analysis and scientific collaboration mapping (at the national, international and interinstitutional levels)

Measurement of the impact of funding and programs on scientific production

Quantitative evaluation of an emerging or unclassified scientific field

Analysis by technologic platform, by application domain and by niche

Identification of scientific experts for conferences, workshops and peer panels organizations.