Introduction to bibliometrics for non-experts

DESCRIPTION

Basic course on bibliometrics. The first part of the course will include a theoretical presentation on bibliometrics and a review of the main bibliometric indicators. This will be followed by a practical introduction to the main bibliometric databases (Web of Science and Scopus) for data consultation and analysis.

STRUCTURE

Theoretical module – Theoretical introduction

  • Theoretical introduction to bibliometrics.
  • Main bibliometric indicators.

Practical module – Introduction to the main bibliometric databases (Web of Science and Scopus)

  • Query language.
  • Bibliographic searches.
  • Analysis tools.
  • Automatic data calculation and analysis.