Connecting Knowledge: A Vision for Inclusive and Empowered Bibliometrics

Description

Eugene Garfield’s Legacy and the Future of Scientometrics

Online event I 19 November (2pm - 4pm UK time zone)

This year we are celebrating the Centennial of Dr Eugene Garfield, the visionary who founded the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and pioneered citation indexing. His groundbreaking innovations laid the foundation for modern scientometrics and Web of Science. This event revisits the intellectual roots and evolving horizons of scientometrics.

The session traces the field’s transformation from the early days of information retrieval to the contemporary challenges of research evaluation, responsible metrics, and open science.
Discussions will address the enduring tensions between peer review and quantitative assessment, examine the methodological pluralism of modern scientometrics, and envision a future of inclusive and ethically aware bibliometric practices.

With an eye to the future, we ask how scientometrics can evolve to better capture the complexity of knowledge and contribute to a more connected, inclusive research ecosystem.

AGENDA:

2pm – 2:05pm
Welcome and housekeeping

2:05pm – 2:25pm
Memories and an Appreciation of Eugene Garfield by David Pendlebury

2:25pm – 2:45pm
Towards Scientometrics 3.0 – Background, Promises, Challenges and Limitations of Bibliometrics of the Future by Wolfgang Glänzel

2:45pm – 3:05pm
Counting What Counts: Why Bibliometrics Win (and Peer Review Loses) by Giovanni Abramo

3:05pm – 3:25pm
Connecting Knowledge: A Vision for Inclusive and Empowered Bibliometrics by Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes

3:25pm – 3:40pm
Scientometrics 3.0: Assessing Societal Impact of Research by Valentin Bogorov

3:40pm – 4:00pm
Roundtable and Q&A


Meet the Thought Leaders

David Pendlebury
Director & Principal Data Analyst
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Clarivate

Wolfgang Glänzel
Editor-in-chief, Scientometrics
Centre for R&D Monitoring, KU Leuven, Belgium

Giovanni Abramo
Mercatorum University, Italy
President, International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI)

Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes
School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering, University of Brighton, UK
Chair, LIS Bibliometrics Committee

Valentin Bogorov
Senior Manager, UKI & Eastern EMEA
Customer Success, Clarivate

Period	19 Nov 2025
Event title	Eugene Garfield Centenary Celebration: Past, Present and Future of Scientometrics
Event type	Other
Location	United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International