Peter Van Den Besselaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4174792 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Van Den Besselaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter Van Den |
| FAMILY NAME | Besselaar |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DEN BESSELAAR P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8304-8565 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender bias in panel scores and in grant success: Reanalyzing ‘sexism and nepotism in peer review’ by Wennerås and Wold
Circling around interdisciplinarity
In this paper, we discuss Loet Leydesdorff’s extensive contributions to the understanding and measurement of interdisciplinarity. Apart from that, we summarize a series of issues in the debate about interdisciplinarity and suggest how to move forward. Leaving out the innovative work on visualization and animation, we distinguish three different approaches to measuring interdisciplinarity: (i) mapping interdisciplinary fields based on similarities…
Is there gender bias in awarding cum laude for the PhD thesis
In the Dutch academic system, PhD theses can be awarded with cum laude and at most 5% of all PhD graduates receive this selective distinction for their thesis. In this paper, we investigate whether there is gender bias in awarding cum laude, using data from one of the major Dutch research universities. We measure the quality of the PhD theses using bibliometric data. A main result is that the set of PhD theses receiving cum laude on average do no…
What is research funding, how does it influence research, and how is it recorded? Key dimensions of variation
Evaluating the effects of some or all academic research funding is difficult because of the many different and overlapping sources, types, and scopes. It is therefore important to identify the key aspects of research funding so that funders and others assessing its value do not overlook them. This article outlines 18 dimensions through which funding varies substantially, as well as three funding records facets. For each dimension, a list of commo…
Gender differences in research performance and its impact on careers: A longitudinal case study
of performance differences during the early career. In a previous paper it was shown that among starting researchers gendered performance differences seem small to non-existent (Van Arensbergen et al. 2012). If the differences do not occur in the early career anymore, they may emerge in a later period, or may remain absent. In this paper we use the same sample of male and female researchers, but now compare performance levels about 10 years later…
Child Location Tracking in the US and the UK: Same Technology, Different Social Implications
Real-time location tracking of individualshas become relatively easy with the widespread availability of commercial wearable devices that use geographical positioning information to provide location-based services. One application of this technology is to allow parents to monitor the location of their children. This paper investigates child location tracking technology in the US and the UK and compares its privacy implications. Although overall t…
Talent Selection and the Funding of Research
Determinants of Success in Academic Careers
Collaboration and Competition in Research
The Selection of Scientific Talent in the Allocation of Research Grants
Trust, Identity, and the Effects of Voting Technologies on Voting Behavior
A model is described to explain the effect of e-voting technology on voting behavior and the outcome of a ballot. In the model, social identity and trust play a central role. After an initial and partial test, the article discusses directions for further research
Digital Cities II: Computational and Sociological Approaches: Second Kyoto Workshop on Digital Cities Kyoto, Japan, October 18–20, 2001 Revised Papers
E-community versus E-commerce: The rise and decline of the Amsterdam digital city
What We Have Learned from the Amsterdam Science Shop
Squeezed between Capital and Technology: On the Participation of Labour in the Knowledge Society
Can trade union, act upon the development of science and technology (S&T) in our types of society? Some major political programmes aiming at the development of a labour-oriented technology are analysed and assessed in terms of their impact on S&T The results of a survey of grass-roots initiatives ('workers' plans') and two questionnaires among experts suggest that no progress has yet been made in the attempts to develop an interface with S&T. Thi…
Determinants of Success in Academic Careers
Child Location Tracking in the US and the UK: Same Technology, Different Social Implications
Real-time location tracking of individualshas become relatively easy with the widespread availability of commercial wearable devices that use geographical positioning information to provide location-based services. One application of this technology is to allow parents to monitor the location of their children. This paper investigates child location tracking technology in the US and the UK and compares its privacy implications. Although overall t…
The Selection of Scientific Talent in the Allocation of Research Grants
Collaboration and Competition in Research
Trust, Identity, and the Effects of Voting Technologies on Voting Behavior
A model is described to explain the effect of e-voting technology on voting behavior and the outcome of a ballot. In the model, social identity and trust play a central role. After an initial and partial test, the article discusses directions for further research
What We Have Learned from the Amsterdam Science Shop
Squeezed between Capital and Technology: On the Participation of Labour in the Knowledge Society
Can trade union, act upon the development of science and technology (S&T) in our types of society? Some major political programmes aiming at the development of a labour-oriented technology are analysed and assessed in terms of their impact on S&T The results of a survey of grass-roots initiatives ('workers' plans') and two questionnaires among experts suggest that no progress has yet been made in the attempts to develop an interface with S&T. Thi…
E-community versus E-commerce: The rise and decline of the Amsterdam digital city
Digital Cities II: Computational and Sociological Approaches: Second Kyoto Workshop on Digital Cities Kyoto, Japan, October 18–20, 2001 Revised Papers
Trust, Identity, and the Effects of Voting Technologies on Voting Behavior
A model is described to explain the effect of e-voting technology on voting behavior and the outcome of a ballot. In the model, social identity and trust play a central role. After an initial and partial test, the article discusses directions for further research
Determinants of Success in Academic Careers
Collaboration and Competition in Research
The Selection of Scientific Talent in the Allocation of Research Grants
Talent Selection and the Funding of Research
Child Location Tracking in the US and the UK: Same Technology, Different Social Implications
Real-time location tracking of individualshas become relatively easy with the widespread availability of commercial wearable devices that use geographical positioning information to provide location-based services. One application of this technology is to allow parents to monitor the location of their children. This paper investigates child location tracking technology in the US and the UK and compares its privacy implications. Although overall t…
Gender differences in research performance and its impact on careers: A longitudinal case study
of performance differences during the early career. In a previous paper it was shown that among starting researchers gendered performance differences seem small to non-existent (Van Arensbergen et al. 2012). If the differences do not occur in the early career anymore, they may emerge in a later period, or may remain absent. In this paper we use the same sample of male and female researchers, but now compare performance levels about 10 years later…
What is research funding, how does it influence research, and how is it recorded? Key dimensions of variation
Evaluating the effects of some or all academic research funding is difficult because of the many different and overlapping sources, types, and scopes. It is therefore important to identify the key aspects of research funding so that funders and others assessing its value do not overlook them. This article outlines 18 dimensions through which funding varies substantially, as well as three funding records facets. For each dimension, a list of commo…
Is there gender bias in awarding cum laude for the PhD thesis
In the Dutch academic system, PhD theses can be awarded with cum laude and at most 5% of all PhD graduates receive this selective distinction for their thesis. In this paper, we investigate whether there is gender bias in awarding cum laude, using data from one of the major Dutch research universities. We measure the quality of the PhD theses using bibliometric data. A main result is that the set of PhD theses receiving cum laude on average do no…
Circling around interdisciplinarity
In this paper, we discuss Loet Leydesdorff’s extensive contributions to the understanding and measurement of interdisciplinarity. Apart from that, we summarize a series of issues in the debate about interdisciplinarity and suggest how to move forward. Leaving out the innovative work on visualization and animation, we distinguish three different approaches to measuring interdisciplinarity: (i) mapping interdisciplinary fields based on similarities…
Gender bias in panel scores and in grant success: Reanalyzing ‘sexism and nepotism in peer review’ by Wennerås and Wold
Political science (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · scientometrics and bibliometrics research (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Education policy (4 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Higher education policy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works)