Sven E. Hug
@svenhug.bsky.social
Research Evaluation. Scientometrics. Peer Review. Science Policy.
Advisor & Evaluator Swiss Science Council 🇨🇭🏛️. Associated Member Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies 🔭🧪. Personal account.
Advisor & Evaluator Swiss Science Council 🇨🇭🏛️. Associated Member Robert K. Merton Center for Science Studies 🔭🧪. Personal account.
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🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
🚨 New paper out in PLOS ONE! w/ @caropradier.bsky.social @benzpierre.bsky.social @natsush.bsky.social @ipoga.bsky.social @lariviev.bsky.social
We studied 43k authors and 264k citation links in U.S. economics to ask:
👉 Why do some papers cite others?
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Reposted by Sven E. Hug
We built the simplest possible social media platform. No algorithms. No ads. Just LLM agents posting and following.
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
Can We Fix Social Media? Testing Prosocial Interventions using Generative Social Simulation
Social media platforms have been widely linked to societal harms, including rising polarization and the erosion of constructive debate. Can these problems be mitigated through prosocial interventions?...
arxiv.org
August 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We built the simplest possible social media platform. No algorithms. No ads. Just LLM agents posting and following.
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
It still became a polarization machine.
Then we tried six interventions to fix social media.
The results were… not what we expected.
arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385
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We often have to judge who is knowledgeable—precisely when we are not. Can humans really do that? Our new paper in Psychological Science shows that, surprisingly, we can. drive.google.com/file/d/1b15E...
June 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We often have to judge who is knowledgeable—precisely when we are not. Can humans really do that? Our new paper in Psychological Science shows that, surprisingly, we can. drive.google.com/file/d/1b15E...
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who says that science doesn't generate profit?
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
who says that science doesn't generate profit?
Advocates of research assessment reforms and bibliometricians sometimes have a rocky and heated relationship. 🔥
This paper, written by three bibliometricians, attempts to reconcile the two camps.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
#CoARA
#DORA
zenodo.org/records/1467...
This paper, written by three bibliometricians, attempts to reconcile the two camps.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
#CoARA
#DORA
zenodo.org/records/1467...
Principles of Evaluative Bibliometrics in a DORA/CoARA Context
The document, "Principles of Evaluative Bibliometrics in a DORA/CoARA Context," provides a comprehensive examination of evaluative bibliometrics, exploring its role within research evaluation. It begi...
zenodo.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Advocates of research assessment reforms and bibliometricians sometimes have a rocky and heated relationship. 🔥
This paper, written by three bibliometricians, attempts to reconcile the two camps.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
#CoARA
#DORA
zenodo.org/records/1467...
This paper, written by three bibliometricians, attempts to reconcile the two camps.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
#CoARA
#DORA
zenodo.org/records/1467...
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Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣
It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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January 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣
It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
(1/13)
It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social
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1/ 🚨 NEW PAPER! “Open Science at the Generative AI Turn”
In a new study just published in Quantitative Science Studies, we explore how GenAI both enables and challenges Open Science, and why GenAI will benefit from adopting Open Science values. 🧵
doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
#OpenScience #AI #GenAI
In a new study just published in Quantitative Science Studies, we explore how GenAI both enables and challenges Open Science, and why GenAI will benefit from adopting Open Science values. 🧵
doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
#OpenScience #AI #GenAI
December 17, 2024 at 10:34 AM
1/ 🚨 NEW PAPER! “Open Science at the Generative AI Turn”
In a new study just published in Quantitative Science Studies, we explore how GenAI both enables and challenges Open Science, and why GenAI will benefit from adopting Open Science values. 🧵
doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
#OpenScience #AI #GenAI
In a new study just published in Quantitative Science Studies, we explore how GenAI both enables and challenges Open Science, and why GenAI will benefit from adopting Open Science values. 🧵
doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
#OpenScience #AI #GenAI
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Renovating the Theatre of Persuasion. ManyLabs as Collaborative Prototypes for the Production of Credible Knowledge; a new preprint & thread.
In it, I'll say a little about theatres of persuasion, and why new collaborative structures change how they look osf.io/preprints/me... #sts #metascience 1/
In it, I'll say a little about theatres of persuasion, and why new collaborative structures change how they look osf.io/preprints/me... #sts #metascience 1/
December 3, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Renovating the Theatre of Persuasion. ManyLabs as Collaborative Prototypes for the Production of Credible Knowledge; a new preprint & thread.
In it, I'll say a little about theatres of persuasion, and why new collaborative structures change how they look osf.io/preprints/me... #sts #metascience 1/
In it, I'll say a little about theatres of persuasion, and why new collaborative structures change how they look osf.io/preprints/me... #sts #metascience 1/
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Does training of peer reviewers work?
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
November 28, 2023 at 6:04 PM
Does training of peer reviewers work?
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Reposted by Sven E. Hug
With all the new influx of users, I’d love to see a community around #sciencepolicy #scipol #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scisci #metascience. Please share if you want to be part of it, use the tags to find others, or just say hi 👋
November 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
With all the new influx of users, I’d love to see a community around #sciencepolicy #scipol #bibliometrics #scientometrics #scisci #metascience. Please share if you want to be part of it, use the tags to find others, or just say hi 👋
Reposted by Sven E. Hug
The perennial dispute between quantitative and qualitative research assessment is once again heating up.
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment: Why the CoARA initiative is unsound
Abstract. Endorsed by the European Research Area, a Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), primarily composed of research institutions and fu
academic.oup.com
May 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The perennial dispute between quantitative and qualitative research assessment is once again heating up.
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
Reposted by Sven E. Hug
New edited volume:
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Research Policy
This open access volume examines significant challenges in research policy, offering expert insights and policy recommendations on critical issues.
link.springer.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
New edited volume:
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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It's raining preprints, hallelujah 🎶
Here is my latest preprint (review article) >> Sustaining the ‘frozen footprints’ of scholarly communication through open citations
osf.io/preprints/so...
Here is my latest preprint (review article) >> Sustaining the ‘frozen footprints’ of scholarly communication through open citations
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
November 21, 2024 at 10:34 AM
It's raining preprints, hallelujah 🎶
Here is my latest preprint (review article) >> Sustaining the ‘frozen footprints’ of scholarly communication through open citations
osf.io/preprints/so...
Here is my latest preprint (review article) >> Sustaining the ‘frozen footprints’ of scholarly communication through open citations
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Google Scholar 20th Anniversary: 20 things you didn't know about Google Scholar
blog.google/outreach-ini...
blog.google/outreach-ini...
20 things you didn’t know about Google Scholar
Google Scholar celebrates two decades of breaking down barriers to academic research and making it accessible to everyone, everywhere.
blog.google
November 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Google Scholar 20th Anniversary: 20 things you didn't know about Google Scholar
blog.google/outreach-ini...
blog.google/outreach-ini...
New edited volume:
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Research Policy
This open access volume examines significant challenges in research policy, offering expert insights and policy recommendations on critical issues.
link.springer.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
New edited volume:
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Challenges in Research Policy
And it's open access! 👍
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The perennial dispute between quantitative and qualitative research assessment is once again heating up.
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment: Why the CoARA initiative is unsound
Abstract. Endorsed by the European Research Area, a Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), primarily composed of research institutions and fu
academic.oup.com
May 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The perennial dispute between quantitative and qualitative research assessment is once again heating up.
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
The match-up this time:
Evaluative scientometrics
vs
CoARA
🔓The forced battle between peer-review and scientometric research assessment
academic.oup.com/rev/advance-...
Reposted by Sven E. Hug
The first act in a large research project geared towards understanding diversity in conceptualisations of 'good science' is out now - a review of the dimensions of responsible research systems and cultures, by Sarahanne Field, Jackie Thompson, @sarahderijcke.bsky.social, Marcus Munafó and myself. 1/
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM
The first act in a large research project geared towards understanding diversity in conceptualisations of 'good science' is out now - a review of the dimensions of responsible research systems and cultures, by Sarahanne Field, Jackie Thompson, @sarahderijcke.bsky.social, Marcus Munafó and myself. 1/
Does training of peer reviewers work?
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
November 28, 2023 at 6:04 PM
Does training of peer reviewers work?
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
"Evidence from 10 RCTs suggests that training peer reviewers may lead to little or no improvement in the quality of peer review."
Cochrane systematic review 🔓: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....