Publication figures

Recording the publication figures of your own institution is becoming increasingly important at many levels. For this reason, this page will regularly publish updated figures and graphics on the publication behavior of members of Clausthal University of Technology. On request, we will be happy to create further evaluations that are important for individual needs. A click on the graphics usually leads to the underlying query in the free database OpenAlex.

Within the publications that can be assigned to Clausthal University of Technology through affiliation with the institute, those in which the corresponding author, i.e. the author to be contacted in case of questions, also has an affiliation with Clausthal University of Technology are of particular importance, as this role is assigned the greatest responsibility for the quality of the content of the publication by the publishers. This is not merely a way of making contact, but also a person to whom the publishers can attribute any misconduct recognized by the co-authors in terms of good scientific practice. Taking on this important role is a clear sign of the professional and scientific competence of this person and the reputation they enjoy.

Free access to scientific knowledge is a central goal of the University Library's publication funding. The fundamental idea that research financed by taxpayers' money should also be accessible to taxpayers as well as researchers from less privileged institutions or regions is only one facet of this. The higher visibility leads to a higher citation rate of articles published under appropriate licenses, with fluctuations depending on the subject area.
The University Library supports Open Access through numerous transformation contracts and individual funding via the Publication Fund. Accordingly, the key figures on how the open access share of publications at Clausthal University of Technology has developed are decisive for our further efforts.