Papers by peter van den besselaar
In this paper we address the question whether (i) the Dutch dental research portfolio reflects th... more In this paper we address the question whether (i) the Dutch dental research portfolio reflects the dental care demand, and whether (ii) the results of this research does reach the dental care professionals. In order to answer these questions, we analyzed the content of the Dutch Journal of Dentistry (NTvT), a Dutch language professional journal which explicitly aims at disseminating useful knowledge to dental professionals. The research topics addressed in the journal were compared with (i) dental publications written by authors with a Dutch affiliation in international journals and with (ii) expenditures in the various types of oral healthcare. The analysis shows topical change over time, with more emphasis in NTvT on topics as social dentistry, and less attention for basic science topics. At the same time, the Dutch dental research portfolio (reflected by publications in international journals) does not reflect that trend. In addition, it appears that the largest domains of care with the highest share of oral healthcare expenditures (e.g. cariology and prevention) have the lowest attention in research. This applies to both international publications, as to the research disseminated through the professional journal NTvT.
The question of what bibliometric indicator indicate has been discussed for several decades. Over... more The question of what bibliometric indicator indicate has been discussed for several decades. Over that period, the use of indicators has increased, the number of indicators too, but the question of what the indicators exactly measure remains to be debated. In this paper we propose to approach it from the perspective of scale construction. Basically, this means that we interpret the publication-based and citation-based indicators as items that measure aspects of the scientific quality, but at the same time we accept that all these indicators are characterized by error. However, several indicators together, may lead to a valid and reliable variable, representing a latent quality dimension. This approach should not be confused with composite indicators, such as deployed in university rankings.
Tijdschrift voor arbeidsvraagstukken, Sep 1, 1987
Grenzen aan invloed Werknemers en besluitvorming over technologie Dit artikel gaat over de samenw... more Grenzen aan invloed Werknemers en besluitvorming over technologie Dit artikel gaat over de samenwerking tussen vakbonden en wetenschappers zoals die o.a. in de Weten schapswinkels gestalte krijgt. De vraag die aan de orde wordt gesteld is of deze samenwerking kan lei den tot de programmatische ontwikkeling van 'werknemers-georiënteerde wetenschap en technologie'. Daarmee zou een tegenwicht moeten worden geboden tegen de huidige ontwikkeling van W&T, die sterk is verbonden met industriële belangen (Cooley, 1980; LO, 1982, Löw-Beer, 1981). Deze vraag is in toenemende mate relevant, gezien de van vele kanten benadrukte noodzaak om werknemers te laten participeren in het ontwerpen van nieuwe technologie. Waar de discussie zich tot nu toe concentreerde op de machtsverhoudingen waarbinnen technologische vernieuwing zich afspeelde en de onderhandelingen daarover, wordt nu van verschillende kanten de inhoudelijke bemoeienis met technologische veranderingen als belangrijkste onderwerp naar voren geschoven. De discussie in bijvoorbeeld de Themagroep Kwaliteit van de Arbeid, het landelijke samenwerkingsverband van onderzoekers op het terrein van technologie en kwaliteit van de arbeid, is een voorbeeld van deze wending (Fruytier en Huijgen, 1987; Huiskamp, 1987). * P. van den Besselaar is verbonden aan de Vakgroep Sociaal-Wetenschappelijke Informatica (Universiteit van Amsterdam) en L. Leydesdorff aan de Vakgroep Wetenschapsdynamica van dezelfde universiteit. Het onderzoek waarop dit artikel is gebaseerd is ge deeltelijk mogelijk gemaakt door een subsidie uit het Fonds Maatschappijgericht Onderzoek van de Uni versiteit van Amsterdam.
Beleid en Maatschappij, 2019
Computer-based voting as a field of research and societal debate emerged in the early 2000s. Star... more Computer-based voting as a field of research and societal debate emerged in the early 2000s. Starting in the ‘old democracies’ in Europe and North America, it has spread to other parts of the world. The question is whether research and the academic debate on electronic voting is related to the sociopolitical context in which it takes place. In order to examine this, we retrieved from the Scopus database all papers that relate to internet voting to answer the following research questions: Is there an increased scientific interest for evoting in emerging democracies? Is the approach towards e-voting different between ‘old’ and ‘emerging’ democracies (i.e. technical, political, economical, social) and in terms of evaluation of e-voting (i.e. positive, negative)? We find that developed democracies have a more balanced approach in terms of disciplinary attention and in terms of evaluation of e-voting than the emerging democracies and the hybrid and authoritarian regimes. Africa deviates from this, with comparable substantial social science research being conducted on evoting.
, peter.van.den.besselaar}@niwi.knaw.nl support the design and building of basic models, systems ... more , peter.van.den.besselaar}@niwi.knaw.nl support the design and building of basic models, systems and infrastructures for (interactive) information, communication and transactional services that will gradually replace the traditional arrangements. In the dominant political discourse, these developments are advertised as the unavoidable route to a new technical infrastructure for sustained economic growth, for employment creation, and for improving the quality of the life: an 'information society for all' [7].
Journal of Informetrics, Feb 1, 2022
Bit Numerical Mathematics, Apr 1, 2001
IGI Global eBooks, Jan 18, 2011
Review of document version V5: PO and external reviewer (Silvia Gómez Anson).
BDJ open, Jan 17, 2022
The mission of academic excellence has resulted in a science system that incentivises publication... more The mission of academic excellence has resulted in a science system that incentivises publications within high impact, often basic science journals, and less in application-oriented journals. For the dental research field this so-called academic drift can result in a research portfolio that moves away from research that serves dental healthcare. Therefore, we examined if and how academic drift has changed the dental research field. Web of Science data were used to develop a network map for dental research containing journal clusters that show similar citation behavior. From the year 2000 up to 2015, we explored the intensity of knowledge exchange between the different clusters through citation relations. Next, we analyzed changes in research focus of dental research institutes in seven countries, in dental research, clinical medicine research, basic science, public health research and other fields. Within the citation network, 85.5% of all references in dental journals concern references to other dental journals. The knowledge contribution of non-dental research fields to dental research was limited during the studied period. At the same time, the share of output of dental research institutes in dental research has declined. The research activity of the dental research institutes increased mainly in basic science while the knowledge input from basic science into dental research did not increase. Our findings suggest that the dental research portfolio is influenced by academic drift. This academic drift has increased the disbalance towards basic science, and presents a challenge for the scientific progress in dental healthcare services.
Routledge eBooks, May 12, 2022
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Jun 23, 2016
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 7, 2022
All papers published in this conference proceedings have been peer reviewed through a peer review... more All papers published in this conference proceedings have been peer reviewed through a peer review process administered by the proceedings Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a conference proceedings.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 7, 2022
All papers published in this conference proceedings have been peer reviewed through a peer review... more All papers published in this conference proceedings have been peer reviewed through a peer review process administered by the proceedings Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a conference proceedings.
arXiv (Cornell University), May 26, 2022
Bias in grant allocation is a critical issue, as the expectation is that grants are given to the ... more Bias in grant allocation is a critical issue, as the expectation is that grants are given to the best researchers, and not to applicants that are socially, organizationally, or topic-wise nearby the decision-makers. In this paper, we investigate the effect of organizational proximity, defined as an applicant with the same affiliation as one of the panel members (a nearby panelist), on the probability of getting a grant. This study is based on one of the most prominent grant schemes in Europe, with overall excellent scientists as panel members. Various aspects of this organizational proximity are analyzed: Who gains from it? Does it have a gender dimension? Is it bias, or can it be explained by performance differences? We do find that the probability to get funded increases significantly for those that apply in a panel where there is a panelist from the institution where the applicant has agreed to use the grant. At the same time, the effect differs between disciplines and countries, and men profit more of it than women do. Finally, depending on how one defines what counts as the best researchers, the nearby panelist effect can be interpreted as preferential attachment (quality links to quality) or as bias and particularism.
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