Hello everybody,
This is the very last call! The LIS-Bibliometrics Conference 2025 begins tomorrow, Wednesday, 26 November 2025, at
St Martin’s House Conference Centre in Leicester. If you are joining us in person, please ensure you have planned your travel (details are available via the
Plan Your Visit link on
our site). Registration opens at
8:30.
Don't miss out on our exceptional lineup of expert
keynotes, aligned with our theme,
Bibliometrics in Action:
+ Dr. Leslie D. McIntosh (Digital Science, UK): Delivering the opening keynote, "Crimeless Whispers: The Forensics of Deceit in Modern Science." (09:15).
+ Amélie Church (Sorbonne University, France): Sharing her insights as a member of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information Steering Committee. (10:45).
+ Dr. Juan Gorraiz (University of Vienna, Austria): Closing the day with, "When Libraries Meet Metrics: Towards Responsible Bibliometric Services." (16:00).
The day also features valuable presentations, here is the full
programme:
08.30-09:00 Registration and Tea/Coffee
09:00-09:15 Welcome to the conference
09:15-10:00 Keynote: Crimeless Whispers: The Forensics of Deceit in Modern Science / Dr Leslie D McIntosh, Digital Science
10:00-10:30 Sponsor presentation: Scientometrics in the Age of AI: Practical Applications / Valentin Bogorov
10:30-10:45 Refreshments/Posters
10:45-11:30 Keynote: Amelie Church, Sorbonne University
11:30-12:00 Presentation: Using OpenAlex to Map International Collaborations
James Wilson, University of Bristol
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Workshop: Strengthening research integrity through bibliometric skills Barbara S Lancho Barrantes, University of Brighton
14:00-14:30 Sponsor Presentation: From Bibliometrics to Action: Taking Scientometrics Beyond the Library to Inform Research Strategy
14:30-15:00 Refreshments/Posters
15:00-15:55 Rising Items: an app to find items gaining popularity in Loughborough University’s Research Repository / Lara Skelly; Combining Traditional and New Metrics for Research Assessment: Lessons from the University of Bath / Junjie Shen and Sarah Ormes; Coconut Libtool: brief workflows for librarians and LIS practitioners / Faizhal Arif Santosa; Understanding Impact: How Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Accelerates Research Application / Rhian Davies, Gavin Reddick, Angela McGuire
16:00-16:45 Keynote: When Libraries Meet Metrics: Towards Responsible Bibliometric Services / Dr. Juan Gorraiz
16:45-17:00 Closing remarks
We look forward to sharing ideas and experiences with all academics and practitioners tomorrow!
Best,
Organizing Committee
Amir Reza Asnafi, Shahid Beheshti University
Andy Herzog, University of Minnesota
Behrooz Rasuli, Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc)
Jenny Coombs, De Montfort University
Merinne Whitton, University of Leicester
Michelle O’Hara, University of Glasgow
Nicola Wylie, Lancaster University
Robyn Price, Elsevier
Yusuf Ozkan, Imperial College London