RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@ORCID_Org/116641396465428683
"Science has a [...] set of infrastructure for handling identity, provenance, integrity, and discoverability. Systems like arXiv, DOIs, CrossRef, Datacite, ORCID, OpenAlex, ROR, Retraction Watch, and PubMed form a kind of collaborative exoskeleton for scientific publishing and by extension, for modern scientific knowledge. Much as Github has been adapted for AI development, this infrastructure needs to be adapted for AI use in science."
đ How do researchers actually use bibliographic databases today?
The Bibliometrics Service of the Université de Lorraine has published the results of its 2026 survey on Web of Science usage, conducted across the university community.
Based on 545 responses spanning a broad disciplinary spectrum, the survey explores current practices around Web of Science, Google Scholar, disciplinary databases, and the emerging open alternative #OpenAlex.
Key findings include:
đč Google Scholar is now the most consulted resource, ahead of Web of Science.
đč Web of Science remains mainly used for literature search, monitoring, bibliometric studies, and Journal Citation Reports.
đč OpenAlex, although still relatively new, is gaining attention for its broad coverage, accessibility, and open infrastructure.
đč The study suggests that many WoS uses could potentially transition toward OpenAlex, provided there is continued work on data quality and user support.
This work aligns with the UniversitĂ© de Lorraineâs commitment to open research information, in the broader context of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information @BarcelonaDORI and ongoing changes in institutional subscriptions to proprietary databases.
A key takeaway:
âĄïž Open tools alone are not enough; their successful adoption also depends on training, mediation, and support from academic libraries.
đ Read the full analysis:
đ«đ· French version: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20310514
đ Raw data available on Recherche Data Gouv:
https://doi.org/10.57745/THDNY1
đŹđ§ English version: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20312097
#OpenScience #Bibliometrics #ResearchInformation #OpenAlex #WebOfScience #OpenResearch
Afin dâĂ©tudier les fonctionnalitĂ©s de la base bibliographique et bibliomĂ©trique OpenAlex, alternative ouverte, gratuite et Ă©largie Ă lâoutil Web of Science, le service BibliomĂ©trie de lâUniversitĂ© de Lorraine a souhaitĂ© connaĂźtre les usages actuels du personnel du site universitaire lorrain du Web of Science. Ce travail sâinscrit dans la continuitĂ© des engagements pris par la PrĂ©sidence de lâUniversitĂ© de Lorraine dans le domaine, mais aussi plus largement dans le contexte dâouverture des informations sur la recherche dĂ©taillĂ© dans la DĂ©claration de Barcelone que lâUniversitĂ© de Lorraine a signĂ©e en novembre 2024 ; dĂ©claration qui a notamment conduit Sorbonne UniversitĂ© Ă ne plus sâabonner au Web of Science. Plus rĂ©cemment, câest au tour du CNRS de se dĂ©sabonner du Web of Science, et ce dĂšs le 1er janvier 2026. Le rĂ©sultat de cette enquĂȘte avait pour objectif de permettre au service BibliomĂ©trie de remonter les besoins auprĂšs de lâĂ©quipe dâOpenAlex afin dâadapter au mieux ses fonctionnalitĂ©s et lâaccompagnement mis en place. Les rĂ©ponses ont Ă©tĂ© acceptĂ©es du 12 janvier au 13 fĂ©vrier 2026.
Science is often presented as something distant. Something that starts after a PhD, funding, or the "right" connections. But it doesnât. Iâve put together a short presentation on how research actually begins â with a simple moment: "I donât understand this."
đ https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23368.69126
#OpenScience #Research #EarlyCareerResearchers #PhD #AcademicLife #Science #HigherEducation #AI #Zotero #OpenAlex
Last week, we held our quarterly community town hall. Jason Priem (founder & CEO) walked through everything OpenAlex shipped in Q1 2026 and laid out the roadmap for Q2. If youâd like to watch the full recording, itâs on YouTube. This post recaps the highlights for anyone who couldnât make it. A new kind of transparency [âŠ]
Visible as Journals, Invisible as Publishers: Limitations of OpenAlex for Analysing University Publishing
Comparison of OpenAlex and Scopus coverage of German institutionsâ publications in top-tier journals
#AndreyLovakov #Bibliometrics #Germany #IvanSterligov #OpenAlex #ScientificCommunication #Scopus
A força do OpenAlex: nesse diagrama de Venn estão agrupados todos os periódicos onde os pesquisadores brasileiros publicam que estão na Scopus, no Google Scholar e no OpenAlex.
Dos periĂłdicos que estĂŁo em alguma das 3 bases indexadoras, o OpenAlex tem 90% deles.
Last week, we held our quarterly community town hall. Jason Priem (founder & CEO) walked through everything OpenAlex shipped in Q1 2026 and laid out the roadmap for Q2. If youâd like to watch the full recording, itâs on YouTube. This post recaps the highlights for anyone who couldnât make it. A new kind of transparency [âŠ]
Today I gave a talk on @OpenAlex â the largest open database of scholarly metadata. #OpenAlex offers a broader and more inclusive view of science, making previously âinvisibleâ research more visible.
At the same time, it raises important questions about metadata quality, data completeness, and how we interpret metrics.
đ https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31061.79847
A key takeaway: research evaluation can vary significantly depending on the data source and analytical choices.
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