Tijssen, Prof. R.J.W. (Robert)

Position:
  • Full Professor
Expertise:
  • Knowledge economy, science-based innovations, university-industry linkages, impacts of science, performance indicators


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 3960
E-Mail: tijssen@cwts.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen, CWTS
Office Address: Willem Einthoven gebouw
Wassenaarseweg 62A
2333 AL Leiden
Room number 5B22
Personal Homepage: www.cwts.nl


Robert Tijssen is Full Professor of Science and Innovation Studies. MSc Psychology, Leiden University (mathematical psychology, applied statistics), PhD in Science Studies, Leiden (1992). Member of CWTS management team. Visiting professor at Stellenbosch University (South Africa).

Article in university newsletter June 2010 (in Dutch).

Teaching

CWTS lecturer on a range of topics including: science indicators; research excellence; science-innovation linkages; economics of science.

Memberships

Founding coordinator of Netherlands Observatory of Science and Technology (NOWT), the producer of the government’s Science and Technology Indicators report series; member of the editorial (advisory) boards of the international journals Research Evaluation and Scientometrics. CHERPA coordinator.

Interests and activities

His academic interests and research activities are broad, varying from research assessment methodologies, bibliometric evaluation of research performance, science indicators and university rankings, as well as studies of university-industry R&D and science-innovation linkages.

Publications

His scientific publication output includes more than 40 research articles in variety of journals: Research Policy, Evaluation Review, Research Evaluation , Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Scientometrics, Journal of Information Science, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.

Last Modified: 27-11-2010