Nanotechnology Publications and Patents: A Review of Social Science Studies and Search Strategies

This paper provides a comprehensive review of more than 120 social science studies in nanoscience and technology, all of which analyze publication and patent data. We conduct a comparative analysis of bibliometric search strategies that these studies use to harvest publication and patent data related to nanoscience and technology. We implement these strategies on 2006 publication data and find that Mogoutov and Kahane (2007), with their evolutionary lexical query search strategy, extract the highest number of records from the Web of Science. The strategies of Glanzel et al. (2003), Noyons et al. (2003), Porter et al. (2008) and Mogoutov and Kahane (2007) produce very similar ranking tables of the top ten nanotechnology subject areas and the top ten most prolific countries and institutions.nanotechnology, research and development, productivity, publications, patents, bibliometric analysis, search strategy

Monitoring the open access policy of Horizon 2020

This study is framed within the context of the contract ‘Monitoring the open access policy of Horizon 2020 – RTD/2019/SC/021’, reporting an authoritative set of metrics for compliance with the European Commission open access mandate within the Framework Programme thus far, and providing advice on how to systematically monitor compliance in the future. Open access requirements for publications under Horizon 2020 are set out in Article 29.2 of the Horizon 2020 Model Grant Agreement (MGA). Regarding open access to research data, the Commission is conducting the Horizon 2020 Open Research Data Pilot (ORDP). The ORDP aims to improve and maximise access to, and reuse of, research data generated by Horizon 2020 projects, balancing the need for openness with the protection of intellectual rights, privacy concerns and security, and commercialisation, as well as questions of data management and preservation. The present study aims to examine, monitor and quantify compliance with the open access requirements of the MGA, for both publications and research data. The study concludes with specific recommendations to improve the monitoring of compliance with the policy under Horizon Europe, together with an assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of the Horizon 2020 open access policy. The key findings of this study indicate that the European Commission’s leadership in the Open Science policy has paid off. Compliance has steadily increased over recent years, achieving a success rate that places the European Commission at the forefront globally (83% open access to scientific publications). What is also apparent from the study is that monitoring – particularly with regard to the specific terms of the policy – cannot be achieved by self-reporting alone, or without the European Commission collaborating closely with other funding agencies across Europe and beyond, to agree on common standards and the common elements of the underlying infrastructure. In particular, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) should encompass all such components that are needed to foster a linked ecosystem, in which information is exchanged on demand and which eases the process for both researchers (who only need to deposit once) and funders (who need only record information once)

Cluster programmes in Europe and beyond

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Twitter as an informal learning space for teachers!?: The role of social capital in Twitter conversations among teachers

Twitter can contribute to the continuous professional development of teachers by initiating and fostering informal learning. Social capital theory can aid to analyze the underlying communication processes and outcomes. Yet, previous research has largely neglected teachers and the role of social capital on Twitter. The present study addresses this shortcoming by analysing a hashtag conversation among German speaking teachers. Using social network analysis, we are able to show the relevance of the structural dimension of social capital in Twitter conversations among teachers

Systemising social innovation initiatives and their regional context in Europe

Social innovation can be seen as new combinations of social, economic and political capital (resources and capabilities)1. In social innovation initiatives actors with different capabilities cooperate and function as systems of innovation. The various actors (from the social, economic and/or political domain) contribute and benefit in different tangible and intangible ways. As producers and users of solutions for societal problems they co-create value for society. The paper aims for insights in the economic outcomes of social innovation. We argue that social innovation can be seen as an investment, rather than a cost. For 55 social innovation initiatives across Europe we identify economic outcomes for the various actors, and the sustainability of the initiative. Since social innovation is context-dependent, and because the regional situation concerning social innovation differs across the EU, we also systemise the regional context in which the social innovation initiatives have emerged. The results support the idea that social innovation generates economic as well as complementary social benefits. Four types of regional systems of social innovation can be identified. It helps explain why regions as different contexts induce different social innovation initiatives and economic outcomes