Cybermetrics Lab
Encyclopedia
The Cybermetrics Lab is a research group of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The organization is responsible for editing the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
. Currently more than 45,908 web domains of academic and research organizations are analyzed, and over 18,000 are ranked according to their web presence and link visibility.
The Cybermetrics Lab started to design and compile web indicators in the mid 1990s, editing the first CSIC electronic journal, Cybermetrics, in 1996. Originally part of the National Documentation Center, the group is now located in the new facilities of the CSIC for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Madrid. The head of the group is Isidro F. Aguillo.
Major contributions of the group include the analysis of academic world and regional webpages, the discovery of a digital divide
between North American and European top universities, and the development of new statistics for Open Access repositories.
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of World Universities, is ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents and the visibility and impact of these web publications...
. Currently more than 45,908 web domains of academic and research organizations are analyzed, and over 18,000 are ranked according to their web presence and link visibility.
The Cybermetrics Lab started to design and compile web indicators in the mid 1990s, editing the first CSIC electronic journal, Cybermetrics, in 1996. Originally part of the National Documentation Center, the group is now located in the new facilities of the CSIC for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Madrid. The head of the group is Isidro F. Aguillo.
Major contributions of the group include the analysis of academic world and regional webpages, the discovery of a digital divide
Digital divide
The Digital Divide refers to inequalities between individuals, households, business, and geographic areas at different socioeconomic levels in access to information and communication technologies and Internet connectivity and in the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use the information...
between North American and European top universities, and the development of new statistics for Open Access repositories.
Rankings web
- UniversitiesWebometrics Ranking of World UniversitiesThe Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of World Universities, is ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents and the visibility and impact of these web publications...
(since 2008) - Research Centers (since 2006)
- Hospitals (since 2008).
- Repositories (since 2010)
- Business Schools (since 2009)
External links
- http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/cybermetrics.html Cybermetrics e-Journal
- http://www.cchs.csic.es/es/content/laboratorio-de-cibermetr%C3%AD Laboratorio de Cibermetría
- http://www.cchs.csic.es/ Centro de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
- http://www.ipp.csic.es/ Instituto de Bienes y Políticas Públicas