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This chapter outlines a number of examples of the influence of government policy on the practice of scientific research. Bibliometric tools are used to assess the influence of policy on scientific activities. It focuses on public research, conducted in research organisations that are predominantly publicly funded, particularly universities. An overview is presented of the policy issues and questions addressed in a number of bibliometric studies, conducted by staff members of the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, mostly in collaboration with colleagues from various Flemish institutions. These studies examine the possible effects of particular policies at the supra-national, national and institutional level upon research in its broadest sense. They address the influence of policy on scientific collaboration patterns in the European Union; the effects of the geo-political changes in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 on Romanian scientists; the responses at various organisational levels to national research policies in Flanders and the Netherlands; and the influence of policy on research through the implementation of quantitative research assessment studies.
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Moed, H.F., Luwel, M. (2003). The Influence of Policy on Scholarly Research. In: Hurley, J. (eds) Scientific Research Effectiveness. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0275-2_4
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