Nerdi
Networked Research and Digital Information

Group members: Dr. P.F. Wouters

Programme Leader


Appointments
Scientific publications
Presentations
Professional and journalistic publications
European and international projects
Conferences
Teaching and supervising
Contact

Appointments
  • July 2001 – present: Programme leader Networked Research and Digital Information (Nerdi), NIWI-KNAW, the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam
  • January 2001 – present: Coordinator of the Graduate School WTMC (Science, Technology, and Modern Culture) (together with dr. A. Nelis, Free University, Amsterdam)
  • November 2002 - prsent: Editorial Advisor Social Studies of Science
  • September 1999 – present: Lecturer at the Department of Communication Sciences, University of Amsterdam
  • June 1999 – July 2001: Researcher, NIWI-KNAW, Amsterdam
  • 1998 – present: Editor of the bimonthly journal on science and technology policy Onderzoek Nederland (Research Netherlands - a sister journal of Research Fortnight and Research Europe) (together with Willem Schoonen, adjunct editor of the daily newspaper Trouw)
  • 1998 – present: Lecturer at the International School of Humanities and Social Sciences ISHSS, University of Amsterdam
  • 1996 – present: Director of Text @ Demand
  • 1997 – 1999: Editor of The Science Channel, published by Elsevier Science
  • 1994 – June 1999: Lecturer and researcher at the Department of Science and Technology Dynamics, University of Amsterdam

    • Publications

    Scientific publications (selection)
    Books
    Paul Wouters and Peter Schröder (eds.) (2003), Promise and practice in data sharing. Book series: Paul Wouters and Peter Schröder (eds.), The Public Domain of Digital Research Data, NIWI-KNAW, Amsterdam, ISBN 90 6472 184 x, 96 pp, [http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/nerdi/paul/datasharing.pdf - 704 KB]

    Paul Wouters (2002), Policies on Digital Research Data: An International Survey. Book series: Paul Wouters and Peter Schröder (eds.), The Public Domain of Digital Research Data, NIWI-KNAW, Amsterdam, ISBN 90 6472 183 1, 72 pp, [http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/nerdi/paul/policies_drd.pdf]

    Paul Wouters and Peter Schröder (2000) (eds.), Access to Publicly Financed Research. The Global Research Village III, Amsterdam 2000 Background Papers, NIWI-KNAW, ISBN 90 6472 181 5; 317 pp

    Wouters, P. F. (1999), The Citation Culture, Ph D thesis University of Amsterdam, and Stanford University Press (forthcoming)

    Wouters, P.F., Annerstedt, J., Leydesdorff, L. (1999) The European Guide to Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies, Brussels; European Commission, DG XII. http://www.chem.uva.nl/sts/guide/

    Articles and reports
    Paul Wouters (forthcoming 2003), "Cybersociologie - een beknopt kookboekje", Amsterdams Sociologisch Tijdschrift

    Paul Wouters, "Nerdi Web on Science and the Internet", DLib Magazine, vol. 9, no. 3, March 2003 [http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march03/03inbrief.html#WOUTERS]

    Paul Wouters and Colin Reddy (2003), "Big Science data policies", in: Paul Wouters and Peter Schröder (eds.) (2003), Promise and practice in data sharing. Book series: Paul Wouters and Peter Schröder (eds.), The Public Domain of Digital Research Data, NIWI-KNAW, Amsterdam

    Paul Wouters, Aant Elzinga and Annemiek Nelis (2002), "Contentious Science - discussing the politics of science", EASST Review, vol. 21, nr. Ύ, December 2002, pp. 3-5

    Paul Wouters (2002), "The importance of access to scientific data cannot be over-emphasized", Data News, vol. 19, nr. 4, December 2002, pp. 9-10

    Paul Wouters (2002), Data Sharing Policies, OECD Follow Up Group on Access to Publicly Funded Research Data, Paris/San Diego

    Paul Wouters and Repke de Vries (2001), Het Web Geciteerd: Veranderingen in het gebruik van informatie door het internet, Werkgemeenschap Informatiewetenschap, ISBN 90-9015430-2

    Lyuba Gurjeva and Paul Wouters (2001) "Scientometrics in the context of probabilistic philosophy", Scientometrics, vol. 52, pp. 111-126

    Paul Wouters (2000), "Garfield as alchemist", in: Blaise Cronin et al., Web of Knowledge, American Society for Information Science, pp. 65-72

    Paul Wouters (12 July 2000), De afdaling voltooid: van ivoren toren naar agora, Infodrome, Amsterdam

    Michiel Schwarz en Paul Wouters (2000), De vormgeving van de informatiesamenleving --- buitenlandse beleidservaringen en de implicaties voor Infodrome, Infodrome, Amsterdam.

    Wouters, P.F. (1999) The creation of the SCI, in: Mary Ellen Bowden, Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Robert V. Williams (Ed.) Proceedings of the 1988 Conference on the History and Heritage of Science Information Systems, American Society for Information Science Monographies, pp. 127-136

    Wouters, P.F. (1999) Beyond the Holy Grail: From citation theory to indicator theories, Scientometrics 44 (3) : 561-580.

    Leydesdorff, L., Wouters, P. F. (1999) Between texts and contexts: Advances in theories of citation? A rejoinder, Scientometrics 44: 169-182.

    Wouters, P.F., Annerstedt, J., Leydesdorff, L. (1999) The European Guide to Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies, Brussels; European Commission, DG XII. http://www.chem.uva.nl/sts/guide/

    Wouters, P.F. (1998) The Signs of Science, Scientometrics 41 (1-2): 225-241.

    Wouters, P. F. (1997) Citation Cycles and Peer Review Cycles, Proceedings of the Erasmus Workshop on Quantitative Approaches to Science & Technology Studies, May 21 24 1996, Amsterdam The Netherlands, Scientometrics 38 (1): 39-55.

    Wouters, P. (1997) The Signs of Science, in: Peritz, B., Egghe, L. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, 1997,. The School of Library, Archive and Information Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics. Jerusalem, Israel 1997 :491 504

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) Cyberscience, Kennis en Methode 20 (2): 155-186

    Paul Wouters and Loet Leydesdorff (1994), "Has Price's Dream Come True: Is Scientometrics a Hard Science?", Scientometrics, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 193--222

    Presentations
    Paul Wouters (2002), "Knowledge production in the new digital networks", WTMC Voortgangsconferentie, Soesterberg, 26-27 November 2002

    Paul Wouters (2002), "The Internet and Scholarly Quality Control", 26th Annual Meeting of 4S, 7 - 9 November 2002, Milwaukee, USA

    Paul Wouters, Anne Beaulieu and Colin Reddy (2002), "Networks and databases: tools for the greater good?", 26th Annual Meeting of 4S, 7 - 9 November 2002, Milwaukee, USA

    Paul Wouters (2002), "Science Studies and Internet Research", Internet Research 3.0, AoIR, 13-16 October 2002, Maastricht, The Netherlands, http://www.infonomics.nl/aoir/index.htm

    Paul Wouters (2002), "Mapping discursive networks in controversies", Internet Research 3.0, AoIR, 13-16 October 2002, Maastricht, The Netherlands, http://www.infonomics.nl/aoir/index.htm

    Paul Wouters, Anne Beaulieu, Geof Bowker, Kathleen Casey, Colin Reddy (2002) "Data Sharing Policies - Social and Organizational Issues", Global Research Village IV – Importance of ICT for Research and Science: Science Policies for Economies in Transition, Warsaw, October 9-11 2002

    Paul Wouters and Anne Beaulieu, "Quality control of data in data-sharing practices and regulations", 18th International Conference, CODATA 2002 Frontiers of Scientific and Technical Data, Montréal, Canada 29 September - 3 October 2002, http://www.codata.org/codata02/index.html

    Paul Wouters (2002), "Problems in the use of Web indicators for research assessments", Responsibility under Uncertaint: Science, Technology and Accountability, EASST 2002, University of York, 31 July – 3 August 2002 http://www.york.ac.uk/org/satsu/easst2002/abstracts/Wouters.pdf

    Kathleen Casey and Paul Wouters, "Case Studies", Presentation at the Second Meeting of the OECD Follow Up Group on Issues of Access to Research Data from Public Funding, 13 June 2002, San Diego, CA, USA

    Paul Wouters and Diana Gerbec (2002), "Searching the World Wide Web for ongoing discussion", ASCOR ICT SEMINAR, 24 April 2002, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Paul Wouters (2002) "Science Studies and Internet Research", Presentation Colloquia Science & Technology Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, 22 March 2002, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Paul Wouters and Diana Gerbec (2001), "Searching the World Wide Web for ongoing discussion", Virtual Methods First seminar, CRICT Brunel University, 17-18 December 2001, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surreyhttp://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/crict/vmsem1.htm

    Peter Groenewegen and Paul Wouters, "Virtual Science? : ICT in Network Formation in Biomedicine", Visions and Divisions - 5th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Helsinki 28 August - 1 September 2001, Finland http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/helsinki.htm

    Peter Groenewegen and Paul Wouters (2001), "Virtual Machines, Virtual Organizations and Virtual Science?" 4S Conference 1-4 november 2001, Cambridge MA

    Paul Wouters and Repke de Vries (2001), "Formally citing the Web", 8th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, July 16-20, 2001

    Paul Wouters (2000), "Exploring the future of information and communication in Research -- NIWI Research Programme 2000-2004", AVRIL, University of Amsterdam, 7 April 2000, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Paul Wouters (2000) "Cyberscience: The informational turn in science", Lecture at the Free University, Amsterdam, 13 March 2000

    Paul Wouters (2000), "Op zoek naar de gebruiker", Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the "Sociaal-wetenschappelijke vakreferenten", NIWI-KNAW, 26 May 2000, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Paul Wouters (2000), "Publicatie en communicatie op het internet", Lecture at the NIWI ZOMERSCHOOL, 20 June 2000, Delft, the Netherlands

    Professional and journalistic publications
    Books
    Arno van ΄t Hoog, Paul Wouters, Jolanda aan de Stegge (2001), Zo goed als nieuw : de toekomst van orgaanvervanging, Den Haag / Meppel , Rathenau Instituut / Boom ISBN 9053526978 239 pp.

    Berkhout, A.J., Wouters, P.F., Schaffers, H. (1997) Technologie voor de Maatschappij van Morgen, Den Haag; Overleg Commissie Verkenningen/SDU: 88pp.

    Journal
    Willem Schoonen, Paul Wouters et al. (1998-present), Onderzoek Nederland (every two weeks), ON, Hoorn, the Netherlands

    Articles, chapters, and reports
    Paul Wouters (Summer 2002), "Versterk de tweede geldstroom' - meer geld voor fundamenteel onderzoek, vindt het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven", Hypothese, Jaargang 9, nr. 33, pp. 7-9

    Paul Wouters (Winter 2001), "Van nietsnut tot overheidsraadgever", Hypothese, Jaargang 8, nr. 3, pp. 7-9

    Paul Wouters (2001), "Een terugblik in de toekomst", in: Susanne de Joode en Sara Heesterbeek, Zwanger van de kinderwens - Visies, feiten & vragen over voortplantingstechnologie, Rathenau Instituut, Den Haag

    Paul Wouters (December 2000) "Touwtrekken in consensusland", Hypothese, pp. 2-4

    Paul Wouters (2000), "De peer review kraakt", Hypothese, 6, no. 23, pp. 13-15

    Wouters, P.F. (1998) Een gekloonde toekomst, in: Allemaal Klonen, Amsterdam/Den Haag; Boom/Rathenau Instituut

    Wouters, P.F. (1998) Epiloog: de dilemma's der ambitie - een tweegesprek, in: Willemen, K., Heijnen, G., Termeer, G. (Red.) Het heilig vuur. De kern van het universitaire bestaan, Groningen; Wolters Noordhof: 521-536.

    Wouters, P. F. (1999), Hyperventilerende media, Hypothese 6 (22): 2-5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1999) DE allochtone student bestaat niet, Hypothese 6 (21): 11-13.

    Wouters, P.F. (1998) In de overgang, Hypothese 5 (16): 3-5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1998) Boeken tellen niet mee, Hypothese 5 (17): 8-9.

    Wouters, P. F. (1997-1999), Science Channel’s daily coverage of international science news, Elsevier, Amsterdam

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Onderzoeken in de breedte, Kennis en Methode 21 (2):162-167.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Tegenoffensief. Elsevier Science, de grootste uitgever van wetenschappelijke tijdschriften ter wereld, start eindelijk een eigen elektronisch netwerk, Elsevier 53 (11): 92-93.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) De stad van Douma, Tijdschrift voor Wetenschap, Technologie & Samenleving 5 (1): 30-32.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Het onzekerheidsvirus, Elsevier 53( 16): 105-106.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Buffelen aan de Alma Mater, Hypothese 4 (13): 8-10.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Kunst en wetenschap moeten samengaan, Tijdschrift voor Wetenschap, Technologie & Samenleving 5 (3): 118-120.

    Wouters, P. (1997) Het vergruisde beeld van de wetenschap, Hypothese 4 (12): 18-10.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Er is geen reden een einde aan de groei van de welvaart te verwachten, Hypothese 4 (14): 4-5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) De mobiliteit van Michiel Schwarz, Tijdschrift voor Wetenschap, Technologie & Samenleving 5 (4): 150-152.

    Wouters, P. (1997) Wetenschappers voor de waarheid, Hypothese 4 (11): 12-14.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Wetenschap en de media. Essay voor de Stichting WeTeN, Utrecht.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Botsende wetenschapsbeelden, Cursor 40 (9): 5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) De gedreven wetenschap van Franklin van der Pols, Tijdschrift voor Wetenschap, Technologie & Samenleving 5 (5):180 182.

    Wouters, P.F. (1997) Botsende wetenschapsbeelden, Cursor 40 (9): 5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) De scheidsrechters, Optics & Topics, 6 (2): 12-14.

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) Een kleine wetenschappelijke revolutie, Hypothese 3 (9): 4-5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) De prof als aangestuurde werknemer, Hypothese 3 (10): 10-12.

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) Quantitative Measuring of Qualitative Understanding: Is it possible to bridge the divide in STS? Report of a workshop, EASST Review 15 (3).

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) Kennis komt tekort, Elsevier 52 (42): 157-158.

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) Een wandelingetje in een witte bloedcel, Elsevier, 52 (9 November): 98-102.

    Wouters, P.F. (1996) Weg met zelfbeheer wetenschap. Minister Jo Ritzen vindt dat de politiek meer zeggenschap moet krijgen over het wetenschappelijk onderzoek, Elsevier 52 (16 November): 99.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Het nut van onderzoek. Van heilig vuur tot waterdrager, in: Nederland en Kennis: Water en Vuur? Symposiumbundel Nederlandse Wetenschaps- en Techniek Week 1995, Utrecht; SWTW: 8-11.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Welke relatie heeft kennis met werk? Achter de papieren consensus, in: Nederland en Kennis: Water en Vuur? Symposiumbundel Nederlandse Wetenschaps- en Techniek Week 1995, Utrecht; SWTW:12-15.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Wat moeten we weten van en over kennis? Rondom de Grand Canyon, in: Nederland en Kennis: Water en Vuur? Symposiumbundel Nederlandse Wetenschaps- en Techniek Week 1995, Utrecht; SWTW: 16-19.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Scientometrie en kwaliteit, Hypothese 6 (September): 4-5.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Wetenschapsmeters zetten hun beste beentje voor, Trouw 19 Jul: 13.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Technologische waakhond VS kan een schop krijgen, Trouw 14 Feb: 15.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) In Parijs vloeien natuurwetenschap en kunst samen, Elsevier 51 (20): 113-114.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Gevraagd: een goede vertaling van gender, Trouw 31 mei: 15.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Een bedevaartsoord in Gent, Vlaanderen Wetenschapsland, special van Natuur en Techniek, Juni: 6-10.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Politiek klimaat verdeelt KNAW, VSNU en NWO, Hypothese 6 (5): 6-8.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) De achterkant van het gelijk. Beta's en gamma's ruzien of er een objectieve waarheid bestaat, Elsevier 51 (27): 66-68.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Simpele software veroorzaakt omwenteling in Wetenschappelijk publiceren, De Automatiseringsgids.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Willy Wortel krijgt een socioloog naast zich. Philips ontdekt de zachte wetenschap, Elsevier, 4 nov 1995: 99-100.

    Wouters, P.F. (1995) Verslag van het Openingssymposium van de Nationale Wetenschaps- en Techniekweek 1995, Wetenschapswijzer nov 1995.

    European and international projects
    WISER: Web Indicators of Science, Technology and Innovation Research. Fifth Framework Programme with SPRU (Brighton), University of Wolverhampton, and CINDOC (Madrid).

    Network of Excellence: Prime. Sixth Framework Programme.

    Network of Excellence: Artificial Agents. Sixth Framework Programme.

    SCIT: Web Site Analysis

    Conferences
    Access to Publicly Financed Research. The Global Research Village III, OECD, Het Trippenhuis, Amsterdam, 6-8 December 2000

    Change and Continuity in Scientific Communication, Het Trippenhuis, Amsterdam, June 25, 2001

    Teaching and supervising
    University of Tampere, Opponent at the PhD examination of Iina Hellsten, The Politics of Metaphor, 7 June 2002, Tampere, Finland

    Courses given (Masters Education):

    • Science and Society
    • Science Journalism
    • Science and the Media
    • Cyberscience
    • Methods and Techniques of Social Science Research

    Supervisor of several Masters theses.

    Contact

    Networked Research and Digital Information - Nerdi
    NIWI-KNAW
    Joan Muyskenweg 25
    PO Box 95110
    1090 HC Amsterdam
    The Netherlands

    T: +31 (0)20 462 8654 / 610
    F: +31 (0)20 665 8013
    E: paul.wouters@niwi.knaw.nl


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