Bibliographic reference parsing refers to extracting machine-readable metadata, such as the
names of the authors, the title, or journal name, from bibliographic reference strings. Many …

This paper proposes a method for ranking a set of alternatives evaluated using multiple and
conflicting criteria that are organised in a hierarchical structure. The hierarchy permits the …

In this paper, we propose the application of a novel methodology to build composite
indicators, in order to evaluate university performance. We analyse separately the three …

Composite indicators have proved to be a suitable tool for the evaluation of complex
phenomena, by enabling a large amount of information to be concentrated in a unique …

It is now generally accepted that institutions of higher education and research, largely
publicly funded, need to be subjected to some benchmarking process or performance …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of university ranking systems as
instruments of university quality assessment. Some controversy surrounds the methodology …

The aim of this paper is to present new ideas in evaluating Shanghai University's Academic
Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In particular, this paper shall try to determine …

Bibliometric map** and visualization techniques represent one of the main pillars in the
field of scientometrics. Traditionally, the main methodologies employed for representing data …

Although there are many models for ranking higher education institutions, the SCImago
Institutions Rankings methodology stands out for its ability to present quantitative and …

Abstract Development of accurate systems to assess academic research performance is an
essential topic in national science agendas around the world. Providing quantitative …