Fudan-LSE Lecture Series No.72

Title: 

An Overview of Policy Documents That Cite Research Papers with a Closer Look at Two Different Research Fields

Speaker: 

Prof. Robin Haunschild, Max Planck Society, Germany

Host: 

Asst. Prof. Meijun Liu, Fudan IGPP

Discussant: 

Assoc. Prof. Ziteng Fan, Fudan IGPP

Time: 

12:00-13:20, May 19, Monday, 2025

Venue: 

Room 805E, 8th Floor, West Sub-building of Guanghua Towers

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The Speaker：

Robin Haunschild studied chemistry in Hannover and Marburg. He conducted post-doctoral research at Rice University in Houston (TX, USA) and at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology. He joined the Central Information Service for the institutes of the chemical, physical, and technical section of the Max Planck Society (IVS-CPT) in 2014. His current research interests include the study of bibliometrics and altmetrics as well as their application to specific fields of natural sciences, e.g., chemistry and physics. He has served as a reviewer for more than 20 journals in recent years, and currently he is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Informetrics, Scientometrics, Journal of Data and Information Science, Metrics, and Information. He serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and as an Associate Editor for Heliyon and Scientometrics.

Abstract:

A very special kind of altmetrics is available on the large scale since about a decade: citations from policy documents to research papers. During this decade many studies have analyzed the relationship between policy documents and research papers. Policy documents are mainly published by intergovernmental organizations, think tanks, or governments. The use of results and recommendations from research might be reflected in citations of research papers in policy documents although no scientific citation behavior can be expected from policymakers. This connection between two large areas of society (science and policy) makes the relationship between policy documents and research papers a potentially valuable metric for societal impact measurement. This presentation will provide a general overview on policy documents that cited research papers and provide deeper insights from two research fields: climate change research and public policy and public administration research.