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Scientific ResearchA personal viewFrancisco Restivo2010-10-25

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Summary • Introduction• Scientific research• Research evaluation• Ph.D. work• Lifelong concerns• Conclusions

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Introduction • Lic. FEUP 1970 (6 years degree)• D.Phil. Sussex 1981• Assoc. Prof. FEUP 1988• Aggreg. FEUP 1998

• Retired 2010

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R & TD• CEEUP member 1971• BioSistemas project (private) 1982• CIM Centre of Porto founder 1992• IDIT 2000 • LIACC 2008

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Research interests• Digital signal processing• Multiprocessor systems• Decentralized decision making• Multi-agent systems• Bio-inspired systems• Social network analysis• Complex systems

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Scientific research• Search for new knowledge• Scientific method

• collection of data through observation and experimentation

• formulation and testing of hypotheses• Publication of results

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Search for knowledge• Driven by a real motivation• Curiosity• Challenge • In a certain topic• Not just a professional requirement

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Scientific method• Hypothesis• Thesis• Demonstration

• Ethics

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Publication of results• Reports • Conferences• Journals• Book chapters• Books

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Outline of a publication• Abstract• Introduction• Methodology• Results• Discussion• Conclusion• References

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The magic words• Indexations• Citations • Impact factors• Rankings• Management skills• Communication skills• Marketing skills

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Indexes• There are a few

• ISI• Scopus• DBLP

• Commercial interests• Difficult to find one for all scientific

areas

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ISI Web of Knowledge

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ResearcherID, by Thomson Reuters

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Scopus, by ELSEVIER

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DBLP

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IEEE Xplore

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Piled Higher & Deeper

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Citations• Be cited!• Not self-citations• Not reciprocal citations…• Social network analysis is used

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Harzing’s Publish or Perish

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Author impact analysisQuery: francisco restivo: allSummary: <<Papers: 140 Cites/paper: 2.76 h-index: 11 AWCR: 67.44Citations: 387 Cites/author: 160.32 g-index: 16 AW-index: 8.21Years: 16 Papers/author: 57.96 hc-index: 8 AWCRpA: 26.60Cites/year: 24.19 Authors/paper: 2.79 hI-index: 4.17 e-index: 10.49

hI,norm: 7 hm-index: 6.62

Hirsch a=3.20, m=0.69Contemporary ac=4.22Cites/paper 2.76/0.0/0 (mean/median/mode)Authors/paper 2.79/3.0/2 (mean/median/mode)

8 paper(s) with 1 author(s)54 paper(s) with 2 author(s)46 paper(s) with 3 author(s)26 paper(s) with 4 author(s)4 paper(s) with 5 author(s)2 paper(s) with 6 author(s)>>

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Harzing’s citation metrics

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Impact factors• Journals• Conferences

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ISI Journal Citation Reports

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Computer Science Conference Rankings (University of Alberta)

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ERA - Excellence in Research for Australia

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University rankings• There are a few• Commercial interests• Times Higher Education (ISI)• ARWU – Academic Ranking of World

Universities (Shanghai)

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THE World University Rankings

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Top European Universities 2010

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ARWU Shanghai

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Top 500

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Research evaluation• Full picture• Intensity and quality

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ARNETMiner

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Brain development

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Research funding• Government vs Industry• National vs European• Data sources

• OECD• CORDIS

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Research directions• Think ahead!• FP7 ICT workprogramme challenges

• pervasive and trusted network and service infrastructures

• cognitive systems and robotics• alternative paths to components and

systems• technologies for digital content and

languages

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Ph.D. work• Very important commitment• Not a lot of time• Workplan• Conferences• Publications

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Research supervisor • Not a single model• Trust is absolutely essential• Co-authorship

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Lifelong concerns• Not a research project for life• Narrow and deep, to be a specialist• Connections • Networks• Networks of excellence

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Conclusions • Start of a long, long road• Full of surprises and of joy• Never give up• Always look for quality• Minds are like parachutes: they

don’t work unless they are open• Good luck!

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Thank you!• See here what I’m doing

• Questions?