1st Edition

Research Analytics Boosting University Productivity and Competitiveness through Scientometrics

Edited By Francisco J. Cantu-Ortiz Copyright 2018
288 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

288 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

288 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Auerbach Publications

The growth of machines and users of the Internet has led to the proliferation of all sorts of data concerning individuals, institutions, companies, governments, universities, and all kinds of known objects and events happening everywhere in daily life. Scientific knowledge is not an exception to the data boom. The phenomenon of data growth in science pushes forth as the number of scientific... Read more

Data Analytics and Scientometrics: Concepts, Methods, Synergies. The Growth of Scientific Knowledge. Scientometrics: Fundamentals and Applications. The Thomson Reuters Web of Science Database. The Elsevier SCOPUS Database. The Google Scholar Database. Institutional Repositories. The Academic Ranking of World Universities. The QS World University Ranking. The TIMES Higher Education World University Ranking. The US News Best Global University Rankings. Knowledge distribution through Web Domains: The Webometrics Ranking. The Image of Science: The SCIMAGO Ranking. Data Analytics and Scientometrics: Lessons Learned and Prospective Analysis.

Biography

Dr. Francisco J. Cantu-Ortiz holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh, a MSc in Computer Science from North Dakota State University, and a BSc in Computer Systems Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey, México. He is a Full Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and Associate Vice-Provost for Research at Tecnológico de Monterey. He was head of the school’s Center for Artificial Intelligence and the Center for Informatics Research. He has published around 60 scientific articles in international journals and conferences and around 20 edited books. He has been an invited speaker in various international conferences and is accredited as National Researcher by the National Council for Science and Technology, Mexico. His research interests include knowledge-based systems and inference, machine learning and data mining using Bayesian and statistical techniques for research intelligence and science and technology management. He has an interest in epistemology and philosophy of science and religion.