Can a great song title make your paper more visible? In our new study, we explored how famous song titles appear in Scopus-indexed article titles.

🎧 https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515261437409

We found that in most cases, these titles are used as catchy rhetorical signals to attract readers. But here’s the catch: they don’t necessarily lead to higher citations. So yes, your title can sound like a rock hit… but impact still depends on more than style.

#Scientometrics #AcademicWriting #Bibliometrics

A recent Journal of Informetrics study shows – There is no universal number of “too many authors.”

In some fields, 3–6 may already be unusual.
In medicine – dozens are common.
In physics – large teams are often the norm.

 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2026.101803

Yes, #hyperauthorship can signal problems (e.g., honorary authorship, metric inflation). But the key question is not “how many authors?” 👉 it is: Is this abnormal for this field and time?

#Scientometrics #ResearchEvaluation #Bibliometrics

New blog post on @lseimpactblog about our project. Why global databases are not enough, and why national scholarly infrastructures matter more than we think.

💡 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2026/04/01/by-linking-national-scholarly-infrastructures-we-can-better-understand-the-impact-of-global-research/

The solution is not to replace global systems, but to connect national ones into a network of interoperable, open infrastructures.

#OpenScience #Bibliometrics #OpenInfrastructure #ResearchPolicy

Our new 📄 in Current Alzheimer Research looks at a strange, and worrying, phenomenon in scientific writing: tortured phrases. Instead of blood-brain barrier, some papers use bizarre alternatives like blood-brain obstruction or blood-cerebrum boundary.

 https://doi.org/10.2174/0115672050460224260206052444

These are not just language errors, they can signal deeper issues such as weak #PeerReview or even #PaperMills.

#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #Bibliometrics #Neuroethics #AcademicPublishing

Nova versão do Odorico Periódicos, com o Qualis de 2026 e os indicadores bibliométricos do OpenAlex e da Scopus atualizados:

https://odorico.ibict.br/periodicos/

Serve para quem trabalha com bibliometria ou simplesmente para quem quer rapidamente saber qual o "prestígio" de um periódico antes de publicar nele.

#bibliometrics #bibliometria #cnpq #ciênciaNoBrasil

Construire un indicateur bibliométrique pour l’histoire avec les comptes-rendus de lecture

https://pmartinolli.github.io/blog/2026/indicateur-bibliometrique-histoire-compte-rendu-de-lecture/

poke @BraccoLaetitia #bibliometrics #history #histoire #Bibliometrie

Where do bibliometricians come from? 🤔 A new international study suggests a simple answer: mostly from academic libraries. Around 60% of people doing bibliometric work at universities are based there.

 https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515261417634

The catch? Over 70% say they never had formal training in bibliometrics. People simply grow into the role while working with databases, indicators and research analytics.

#bibliometrics #scientometrics #researchmetrics #responsiblemetrics #openscience