Prof.dr. P.A.A. van den Besselaar

Monday to Friday

• Scientometrics;
• Organization and dynamics of science and innovation;
• The role of information technology and media in organizations; &
• E-social science.

• Modeling and measuring the dynamics of science. The emergence, growth, and maturing of disciplinary and interdisciplinary research fields. 
• Organization and management of research groups and research organizations.
• Effects of agenda setting mechanisms, funding instruments and evaluation systems on research.
• Measuring scholarly and societal quality and impact of research through interaction networks. 
• Vibrant: social and organizational dimensions of research infrastructures.
• ICT, organizing and social change.
• Indicators for internationalization of science.
  

• Ondernemerschap en innovatie (Entrepreneurship and innovation)
• MSc Thesis

Publications (Source: METIS VU)

Supervision PhD students:

• Organization and management of research groups (Maaike Verbree 2008-2011, oral defense is scheduled for November 17)
• Mechanisms of intellectual capital transfer and dynamics between academia and knowledge-intensive industry. (Thomas Gurney 2009-2012) 
• ICT and local communities (Dennis Beckers to be finished in 2012) 
• Decision making in research funding and careers (Pleun van Arensbergen 2009-2012)
• Organization, use and effects of research infrastructures in biodiversity and taxonomy research (Daphne Duin, 2011-2014)

With prof dr Peter Groenewegen en prof dr Hans Akkermans (VU Amsterdam) 

• Organization of interdisciplinary research and research institutes (Julie Birkholz 2009-2013)

With prof dr Peter Groenewegen en dr Dick de Gilder (VU Amsterdam)

• Modeling and simulating organizational development (Peter van Woensel 2009-2013)

With prof dr Wim van Vierssen (Delft University of Technology)

• The dynemics of large transdisciplinary research programs (Tjerk Wardenaar 2010-2013)
• Proximity and cooperation in water research (Pieter Heringa 2010-2013)
• Modeling research networks (Bei Wen 2010-2013)
  

Other information and the full text of most of my publications can be found on my homepage www.vandenbesselaar.net.

Extraordinary chair

Organisatiewetenschap, i.h.b. de organisatie en dynamiek van het wetenschapssysteem.