Paul Wouters

10.0k citations
109 papers · 6.2k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 30
Topics
scientometrics and bibliometrics research (39 papers)Web visibility and informetrics (12 papers)Complex Network Analysis Techniques (9 papers)
Journals
NatureScienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

In The Last Decade

Paul Wouters

98 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics2012202620162021201520192014201520124008001.2k

Peers

Paul Wouters
Comparison fields: 5 of 210
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3.0k
  • Information Systems 1.3k
  • Information Systems and Management 887
  • Sociology and Political Science 721
  • Political Science and International Relations 544
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Countries citing papers authored by Paul Wouters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Wouters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Wouters. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paul Wouters. The network helps show where Paul Wouters may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Wouters

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Wouters. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Wouters based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Wouters. Paul Wouters is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Citations, Citation Indicators, and Research Quality: An Overview of Basic Concepts and Theoriesbreakdown →
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El Manifiesto de Leiden sobre indicadores de investigación
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Open Access Publishing and Citation Impact - An International Study.
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Ranking the rankings
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Virtual Knowledge. Experimenting in the Humanities and the Social Sciences.
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Individual-level evaluative bibliometrics - the politics of its use and abuse
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Translating upwards: Linking the neural and social sciences via neuroeconomics
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Messy Shapes of Knowledge - STS Explores Informatization, New Media, and Academic Work. The Virtual Knowledge Studio
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Messy shapes of knowledge - STS explores informatization, new media and academic work
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Building And Integrating Virtual Private Networks With Openswan
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Nerdi Web on Science and the Internet
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Boeken tellen niet mee
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Quantitative Approaches to Science and Technology Studies
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Designing a Safe Network Using Firewalls
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Weg met zelfbeheer wetenschap. Minister Jo Ritzen vindt dat de politiek meer zeggenschap moet krijgen over het wetenschappelijk onderzoek
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About Paul Wouters

Paul Wouters is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, History and Philosophy of Science and Information Systems and Management, having authored 109 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include scientometrics and bibliometrics research (39 papers), Web visibility and informetrics (12 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (3.0k citations), Information Systems and Management (887 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (293 citations). Paul Wouters has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Rodrigo Costas, Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman, Zohreh Zahedi, Ismael Ràfols, Diana Hicks, Dag W. Aksnes, Liv Langfeldt, Loet Leydesdorff and Thed N. van Leeuwen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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