Research Group on Evaluation and dissemination of science, promoting knowledge of research methodologies and academic communication

Description

Since 2006, the EDIFICA group (Evaluation and dissemination of science, promotion of knowledge of research methodologies and academic communication) has been developing different lines of research, including the performance of scientometric and bibliometric studies for the evaluation of research, as well as the development of materials based on e-learning, with the aim of providing a reference framework to enhance knowledge of research methodologies and written and oral communication skills in the academic environment.

The EDIFICA group has developed an outstanding activity in relation to these lines of research, with the publication of numerous works that analyse the production, collaboration or impact of research activity at analytical levels (authors, institutions, disciplines or countries). Likewise, since 2012, different projects have been launched to deepen the knowledge of the phenomenon of scientific collaboration in order to better understand this phenomenon and provide relevant information to both institutions and researchers in order to enhance and manage cooperative practices; and in relation to the development of materials based on e-learning, in order to provide a complementary reference framework to the tutoring process for the development of the final degree project as well as in the development and collection of resources to enhance the skills of written and oral communication in the academic environment.

Likewise, the EDIFICA group has been characterised over the last few years by an outstanding activity of dissemination of Valencian cultural heritage, participating in exhibitions, conferences and through different informative publications, particularly of its native sport par excellence, Valencian pilota. The development of control indicators to identify unethical practices in research activities is the group's most innovative line of work.

Goals CT

Conducting scientometric studies; generation of e-learning materials; studies on popularisation of science and ethical use of information.

Research lines

Estudios bibliométricos y análisis de redes sociales aplicados a las publicaciones científicas
Quantitative analyses of publications to study the size, growth and distribution of the scientific literature; to assess the visibility and impact of publications and researchers. Analysis of the social structures in which research is articulated.
Activities for the dissemination of science and Valencian heritage and traditions
Development of activities to disseminate scientific knowledge, the activities of researchers and the cultural heritage and traditions of the Valencian counties, through exhibitions, conferences and informative publications.
Analysis of researchers' cooperative practices
Study of the phenomenon of collaboration, identifying the factors that influence it and the dynamics of the functioning of research groups, with the aim of better understanding the phenomenon and offering relevant information with a view to promoting and managing cooperative practices.
Research methodologies and scholarly communication skills
Creation of materials on research methodologies with the aim of offering a reference framework for the autonomous generation of knowledge. Development and dissemination of resources to enhance written and oral communication skills in the academic environment.
Ethics in the use of information
Studies related to the legal, social and ethical implications of the use of information. Analysis and development of monitoring indicators to identify unethical practices in academia and science.

Management