Web of Science Group announces recipient of the 2019 Eugene Garfield Award

Dr. ErjiaYanwins $25,000 USDfor innovative approaches to citation analysis

ROME,Sept.42019 -- The Web of Science Group,a Clarivate Analytics company,today named Dr. Erjia Yan as the recipient of the 2019 Eugene Garfield Award for Innovation in Citation Analysis,at the 17th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics in Rome.

This award recognizes scientists who work on innovative approaches to citation analysiswhichimprove how we measure the impact of scientific research. This field of study,also known asscientometrics,was pioneered by Dr Eugene Garfield,founder of the Institute for Scientific Information.

Scientometricsshapesthe future of scientific discovery by helping governments,funding bodies and universities assess the impact of their work and investments,enabling them to allocate funding accordingly. It can also provide researchers with insightsregardingthe impact of their research,and the wider field.

In 2017 and 2019,the Eugene Garfield award has focused on early career researchers(in2018 it was open to researchers at all career stages.)This year's recipient,Dr. ErjiaYanisAssociate Professor ofInformation Science at the Drexel University College of Computing and Informatics.Dr.Yan will use the award toexaminesemi-structured or unstructuredbibliometricfields,including titles,abstracts and keywords(as opposed to the traditional units,journal associations or authorship)tomake sense of bibliometric indicators and numbers.His researchwillhelp to provide a vital empirical foundation for many facets of scientific activity,such as the promotion of innovation; better and more transparent science policymaking;and the development of an equitable and sustainable scientific workforce.

Dr.ErjiaYan,Drexel University,said: "Ihave always been fascinated by citation data because I believe that byanalysingdatawe can shed light onhow science iscarried outand understand how scientists work.

"This award happened at an important moment,as I have adopted new career goals after getting tenure at Drexel University. I aim to build a research profile that uses citation data not just to describe the research landscape but to conduct citation-supported inferences that help stakeholders and constituents make informed science policy decisions.With the support of this award and particularly thehigh qualityWeb of Sciencedata,Icanadvance my research through the design and development of high-impact bibliometric research that draws audiences across discipline boundaries-a lifetime goal for me." 

Dr.Yanwill receive $25,000 ofunrestrictedprize money and access to theWeb of Science,the world's largest publisher-neutral citation index.Dr.Yanwill alsohave the opportunity tocollaborate with the prestigious Institute for Scientific Information (ISI),which was originally established in 1960 byDr. Eugene Garfield. The ISI focuses on the development of existing and newscientometricapproaches.

Professor Jonathan Adams,Director ofthe Institute for Scientific Informationsaid:"We areproudto selectDr. ErjiaYanas therecipientofthe 2019Eugene Garfield Award for Innovation in Citation Analysis.Dr.Yan'sinnovative proposalaims toreveal the 'science of science'to anunprecedented extent. We hope it willhelpthe research communitytoobtain an in-depth understanding of the production and dissemination patterns of scientific knowledge,innovations,and influences.This creative application of citation data fromWeb of Scienceis a perfect example of the type of inventive and inspiring research thatDr.Garfield supported throughout his long and distinguished career."

As a pioneer in automated indexing and retrieval of information, Dr.Eugene Garfield developed numerous citation databaseswhichhave changed how scientists search and assess scholarly literature. These includeWeb of Science,which indexes the contents and the citation network of the world's premier scientific and scholarly journals and proceedings,and Journal Citation Reports,which providesJournalImpactFactors and other citation metrics describing the influence of journals and how they are related to one another. These arejusttwo of Garfield's unprecedented,valuable,and enduring inventions.Dr.Garfield had many interests related to information science and technology,but one of the key threads across all of them is citation indexing and analysis and its impact on information retrieval,research assessment,and the study of the science of science. 

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Web of Science Group organizes the world's research information to enable academia,corporations,publishers and governments accelerate the pace of research.  It is powered by the Web of Science – the world's largest publisher-neutral citation index and research intelligence platform. Its many well-known brands also includeConveris,EndNote,Kopernio,Publons,ScholarOneand the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).   The 'university' of Web of Science Group,ISI maintains the knowledge corpus upon which the index and related information and analytical content and services are built; it disseminates that knowledge externally through events,conferences and publications and it carries out research to sustain,extend and improve the knowledge base. The Web of Science Group is a Clarivate Analytics company.  www.webofsciencegroup.com. @webofscience

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