Nicolas Alarcon
@nalarcon.bsky.social
Bibliométrie et science ouverte. Pounding the rock.
La maison-mère d'Elsevier, qui mise beaucoup sur l'IA elle-même, perd 6 milliards en valorisation boursière parce qu'Anthropic déboule sur leurs plates bandes
"Relx, which is the 16th largest company in the FTSE 100 index, lost just over £6 billion from its stock market value after Anthropic launched a new AI product that can help automate work for the legal industry."
archive.ph/ya78V
archive.ph/ya78V
archive.ph
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
La maison-mère d'Elsevier, qui mise beaucoup sur l'IA elle-même, perd 6 milliards en valorisation boursière parce qu'Anthropic déboule sur leurs plates bandes
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Que pensent les chercheurs des annulations de Big Deals ? arxiv.org/pdf/2601.17033 : OK avec la critique du modèle éditorial ("absurde", "parasitaire") mais risque de pénaliser les petites disciplines, les jeunes chercheurs, les étudiants.
arxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Que pensent les chercheurs des annulations de Big Deals ? arxiv.org/pdf/2601.17033 : OK avec la critique du modèle éditorial ("absurde", "parasitaire") mais risque de pénaliser les petites disciplines, les jeunes chercheurs, les étudiants.
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Le processus est engagé à compter de… Maintenant.
Il faut donc trouver un nouveau job, en activant les procédures internes de nos institutions respectives.
Si par ailleurs vous avez des pistes, nous sommes preneurs - mon CV est ici www.face-ecran.fr/sites/defaul...
Mes MP sont ouverts.
Il faut donc trouver un nouveau job, en activant les procédures internes de nos institutions respectives.
Si par ailleurs vous avez des pistes, nous sommes preneurs - mon CV est ici www.face-ecran.fr/sites/defaul...
Mes MP sont ouverts.
www.face-ecran.fr
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Le processus est engagé à compter de… Maintenant.
Il faut donc trouver un nouveau job, en activant les procédures internes de nos institutions respectives.
Si par ailleurs vous avez des pistes, nous sommes preneurs - mon CV est ici www.face-ecran.fr/sites/defaul...
Mes MP sont ouverts.
Il faut donc trouver un nouveau job, en activant les procédures internes de nos institutions respectives.
Si par ailleurs vous avez des pistes, nous sommes preneurs - mon CV est ici www.face-ecran.fr/sites/defaul...
Mes MP sont ouverts.
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Ah oui, la recherche avancée via un reverse proxy, je connais
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Ah oui, la recherche avancée via un reverse proxy, je connais
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Improving the #OpenAlex document type classification is needed. Meeting abstracts and book reviews are very often grouped under "article", skewing the counts. This new classifier from Nick Haupka is a good contribution toward fixing that problem.
Presenting a classifier to improve the identification of research journal publications in OpenAlex - Scientometrics
This paper introduces a document type classifier with the purpose to optimise the distinction between research and non-research journal publications in OpenAlex. Based on open metadata, the classifier...
link.springer.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Improving the #OpenAlex document type classification is needed. Meeting abstracts and book reviews are very often grouped under "article", skewing the counts. This new classifier from Nick Haupka is a good contribution toward fixing that problem.
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And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess
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@cometadata.bsky.social has been demonstrating it's possible to do big things! Matched over ~400K preprints 1/ ~2 MILLION authors to RORs—now in an openly available dataset. Come learn what we've been up to, what's next, and how to get involved. Next community call next week. Details below.
1.9 million author entries. 2.1 million affiliation entries. 1.75 million matched to ROR IDs.
That's what our fine-tuned open-weight model extracted from 430,000 arXiv preprints. Join us on 21 Jan to discuss the results.
📅 Register: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
That's what our fine-tuned open-weight model extracted from 430,000 arXiv preprints. Join us on 21 Jan to discuss the results.
📅 Register: datacite.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
@cometadata.bsky.social has been demonstrating it's possible to do big things! Matched over ~400K preprints 1/ ~2 MILLION authors to RORs—now in an openly available dataset. Come learn what we've been up to, what's next, and how to get involved. Next community call next week. Details below.
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ROR is completely and perpetually free -- as in, it costs you nothing to use. Read more about ROR's "business" model to learn how this is made possible by @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, and @caldiglib.bsky.social. ror.org/about/#busin...
About
The Research Organization Registry (ROR) is a global, community-led registry of open persistent identifiers for research and funding organizations.
ror.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
ROR is completely and perpetually free -- as in, it costs you nothing to use. Read more about ROR's "business" model to learn how this is made possible by @crossref.bsky.social, @datacite.org, and @caldiglib.bsky.social. ror.org/about/#busin...
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🧩 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟓 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥
They explore a shared question:
How can governance, community, and institutional support work together to sustain open research infrastructures?
⬇️
They explore a shared question:
How can governance, community, and institutional support work together to sustain open research infrastructures?
⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🧩 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟓 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥
They explore a shared question:
How can governance, community, and institutional support work together to sustain open research infrastructures?
⬇️
They explore a shared question:
How can governance, community, and institutional support work together to sustain open research infrastructures?
⬇️
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We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
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✨ 2025 in Review: Advancing Open Research Information as a Community
In 2025, the Declaration continued to grow as a community-driven initiative, advancing concrete work to improve the openness, transparency, and community governance of research information; with more to come in 2026 🔽
In 2025, the Declaration continued to grow as a community-driven initiative, advancing concrete work to improve the openness, transparency, and community governance of research information; with more to come in 2026 🔽
January 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
✨ 2025 in Review: Advancing Open Research Information as a Community
In 2025, the Declaration continued to grow as a community-driven initiative, advancing concrete work to improve the openness, transparency, and community governance of research information; with more to come in 2026 🔽
In 2025, the Declaration continued to grow as a community-driven initiative, advancing concrete work to improve the openness, transparency, and community governance of research information; with more to come in 2026 🔽
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🗓️2026 starts with a relevant development around research information
@acm.org fully transitions to open access publishing, but puts metadata and search in ACM Digital Library behind paywall.
More context:
🔗 cacm.acm.org/opinion/gran...
www.ipetitions.com/petition/res...
@acm.org fully transitions to open access publishing, but puts metadata and search in ACM Digital Library behind paywall.
More context:
🔗 cacm.acm.org/opinion/gran...
www.ipetitions.com/petition/res...
cacm.acm.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
🗓️2026 starts with a relevant development around research information
@acm.org fully transitions to open access publishing, but puts metadata and search in ACM Digital Library behind paywall.
More context:
🔗 cacm.acm.org/opinion/gran...
www.ipetitions.com/petition/res...
@acm.org fully transitions to open access publishing, but puts metadata and search in ACM Digital Library behind paywall.
More context:
🔗 cacm.acm.org/opinion/gran...
www.ipetitions.com/petition/res...
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#VeilleESR RNeST : Registre national des structures de la recherche - FIL'ABES fil.abes.fr/2025/12/23/r...
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
#VeilleESR RNeST : Registre national des structures de la recherche - FIL'ABES fil.abes.fr/2025/12/23/r...
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There seems to be a decrease in the coverage of affiliation metadata in #OpenAlex, particularly with regard to journal articles published by Elsevier since 2024. Only around 6% of Elsevier articles published in 2025 have affiliation metadata.
subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_an...
subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_an...
Decreasing affiliation metadata coverage in OpenAlex – Scholarly Communication Analytics
This blog post examines the decrease in affiliation metadata coverage in OpenAlex. An analysis of over 13 million articles published by major commercial publishers between 2018 and 2025 suggests that ...
subugoe.github.io
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
There seems to be a decrease in the coverage of affiliation metadata in #OpenAlex, particularly with regard to journal articles published by Elsevier since 2024. Only around 6% of Elsevier articles published in 2025 have affiliation metadata.
subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_an...
subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_an...
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"Crossref was created back in 2000 by 12 ... publishers from North America and Europe, and by 2002 these members had registered 4M DOI records. At the time of writing, we have over 23,600 members in 164 countries ... These members have registered over 176M open metadata records with DOIs"
NEW BLOG: Crossref members over the years: a journey through space and time. Read all about it: https://doi.org/10.64000/tch5n-9px70 #Crossref2025 #metadatamatters
December 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Crossref was created back in 2000 by 12 ... publishers from North America and Europe, and by 2002 these members had registered 4M DOI records. At the time of writing, we have over 23,600 members in 164 countries ... These members have registered over 176M open metadata records with DOIs"
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🟢 Le h-index a la vie dure
Peut-on avancer dans sa carrière sans prioriser son h-index ? L’évaluation a beaucoup évolué dans les discours mais qu'en est-il sur le terrain ?
Voici les résultats de notre enquête en partenariat avec l'EPRIST : themeta.news/levaluation-...
#VeilleESR #ScienceOuverte
Peut-on avancer dans sa carrière sans prioriser son h-index ? L’évaluation a beaucoup évolué dans les discours mais qu'en est-il sur le terrain ?
Voici les résultats de notre enquête en partenariat avec l'EPRIST : themeta.news/levaluation-...
#VeilleESR #ScienceOuverte
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Le numéro de décembre de la lettre de l'OCIM est consacré aux restes humains. Y'a entre autre un article de mes collègues : "Ouvrir les données, ouvrir les bocaux. Les collections d’anatomie pathologique de Sorbonne Université" par Rémi Gaillard et Éloïse Quétel.
#OCIM #Musee #SorbonneUniversité
#OCIM #Musee #SorbonneUniversité
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Le numéro de décembre de la lettre de l'OCIM est consacré aux restes humains. Y'a entre autre un article de mes collègues : "Ouvrir les données, ouvrir les bocaux. Les collections d’anatomie pathologique de Sorbonne Université" par Rémi Gaillard et Éloïse Quétel.
#OCIM #Musee #SorbonneUniversité
#OCIM #Musee #SorbonneUniversité
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Non, les bibliothécaires ne sont pas devenus nuls en recherche documentaire - Thanks for this enlightening post @aarontay.bsky.social !
Recherche documentaire et IA : il est temps de mettre à jour notre propre système
Un billet que j'ai trouvé particulièrement éclairant dans cette période où l'IA* est partout, c'est celui-ci : “We’re Good at Search”… Just Not the Kind That the AI era Demands - a Provocation, dans lequel Aaron Tay dit, en substance, que les bibliothécaires ne sont pas subitement devenus des quiches en recherche, mais qu'ils et elles doivent mettre à jour leur "système d'exploitation" pour mieux appréhender les ressources et outils documentaires boostés à l'IA que l'on commence à leur vendre.
marlenescorner.net
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Non, les bibliothécaires ne sont pas devenus nuls en recherche documentaire - Thanks for this enlightening post @aarontay.bsky.social !
Plus de 330 participant·es pour cette première demi-journée consacrée à #OpenAlex durant laquelle @univlorraine.bsky.social @rennesuniv.bsky.social @epfllibrary.bsky.social @ethz.ch @universitedeliege.bsky.social et @sorbonne-universite.fr ont présenté leurs retours d'expérience #scienceouverte
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Plus de 330 participant·es pour cette première demi-journée consacrée à #OpenAlex durant laquelle @univlorraine.bsky.social @rennesuniv.bsky.social @epfllibrary.bsky.social @ethz.ch @universitedeliege.bsky.social et @sorbonne-universite.fr ont présenté leurs retours d'expérience #scienceouverte
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#VeilleESR Le CNRS s’émancipe du Web of Science www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
Le CNRS s’émancipe du Web of Science
À partir du 1er janvier 2026, le CNRS coupera l’accès à l’une des plus importantes bases bibliométriques commerciales : le
www.cnrs.fr
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#VeilleESR Le CNRS s’émancipe du Web of Science www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
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Despite this, Diana Hicks told us, “it certainly feels like mandating metrics gaming and so would encourage a culture not focused on integrity.”
Exclusive: ‘Highly problematic’ policy has Saudi university pressuring faculty to cite its research
Prince Sultan University At Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia, faculty members must help raise their school’s academic standing not by doing impactful work, but by citing the institution’s r…
retractionwatch.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Despite this, Diana Hicks told us, “it certainly feels like mandating metrics gaming and so would encourage a culture not focused on integrity.”
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Slides »» OpenAlex au service de l'évaluation de la recherche : l'idéal d'ouverture à l'épreuve de la qualité des données enpc.hal.science/hal-05363827 | Merci aux organisateurs du Séminaire Science Ouverte - Evaluation de la recherche et outils alternatifs @univ-spn.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Slides »» OpenAlex au service de l'évaluation de la recherche : l'idéal d'ouverture à l'épreuve de la qualité des données enpc.hal.science/hal-05363827 | Merci aux organisateurs du Séminaire Science Ouverte - Evaluation de la recherche et outils alternatifs @univ-spn.bsky.social
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🚀 Munin Conference 2025 is LIVE at UiT! 🌟 Exciting discussions on making scholarly metadata openly available underway. Join the conversation! 📝📊 #Munin2025 #OpenScience #ScholarlyPublishing #Tromsø #Norway
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚀 Munin Conference 2025 is LIVE at UiT! 🌟 Exciting discussions on making scholarly metadata openly available underway. Join the conversation! 📝📊 #Munin2025 #OpenScience #ScholarlyPublishing #Tromsø #Norway
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Gentle request that @altmetric.com and @linkedin.com resume contact to be able to track academic LinkedIn activity on AltMetric.
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Gentle request that @altmetric.com and @linkedin.com resume contact to be able to track academic LinkedIn activity on AltMetric.
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
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Comment devient-on un·e chercheur·se très cité·e ? Réponse avec Lauranne Chaignon aujourd'hui dans TMN !
#VeilleESR
#VeilleESR
🟢 HCR ou ne pas être, telle est la question
Ce mercredi est parue comme chaque année la liste des #HighlyCitedResearchers
Lauranne Chaignon revient sur ses origines et sa crédibilité face aux tentatives de manipulation
themeta.news/lauranne-cha...
#VeilleESR
Ce mercredi est parue comme chaque année la liste des #HighlyCitedResearchers
Lauranne Chaignon revient sur ses origines et sa crédibilité face aux tentatives de manipulation
themeta.news/lauranne-cha...
#VeilleESR
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Comment devient-on un·e chercheur·se très cité·e ? Réponse avec Lauranne Chaignon aujourd'hui dans TMN !
#VeilleESR
#VeilleESR