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NICO SUMMER SEMINAR: Ludo Waltman, Leiden University "Revealing the Fine-Grained Structure of Science"
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
11:00 AM
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Lower Level Chambers Hall
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Title:
Revealing the Fine-Grained Structure of Science
Speaker:
Ludo Waltman - Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University in the Netherlands
Talk Abstract:
In this talk, I provide an overview of my research on studying the fine-grained structure of science. I discuss the clustering techniques that I have developed for identifying research topics at a highly detailed level of granularity. These techniques clusters scientific publications based on data from large-scale bibliometric databases. Recent algorithmic advances make it possible to identify many thousands of research topics throughout all fields of science in computing times of less than one hour. I also discuss a new methodology for determining the relative accuracy of different approaches for identifying research topics. Finally, I show practical examples illustrating how a fine-grained analysis of the structure of science allows us to address many types of policy relevant questions, for instance related to the identification of emerging research topics and the detection of interdisciplinary connections between research fields.
Time
Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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WED@NICO Seminar Series returns October 2024
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The Wednesdays@NICO speaker series with return on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Speakers will be announced in September.
We welcome speaker suggestions from the NICO community. Please use this form to nominate a speaker.
Location:
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
About the Speaker Series:
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, data science and network science. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.
Time
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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