studied Library and Information Science at the Humboldt University Berlin and wrote her Magister thesis as part of a project investigating the diversity of research fields using bibliometric methods. After graduating, she worked as head of library at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. She notably expanded the electronic services of the library, but also collaborated on bibliometric analyses for research evaluation of the Institute. She joined the iFQ team in June 2011.
Marion Schmidt
Research Area Research System and Science Dynamics
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Academic research fields
Bibliometrics, Science Studies, Research Evaluation and Benchmarking
Projects
List of projects
Publications
List of publications
Implicit reporting standards in bibliometric research: What can reviewers' comments tell us about reporting completeness?
Implicit reporting standards in bibliometric research: What can reviewers' comments tell us about reporting completeness? In S. Sargsyan, W. Glänzel, & G. Abramo (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics (ISSI 2025) (S. 2199-2206). Yerevan: International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics. |
Reference coverage analysis of OpenAlex compared to Web of Science and Scopus.Culbert, J. H., Hobert, A., Jahn, N., Haupka, N., Schmidt, M., Donner, P., & Mayr, P. (2025).Reference coverage analysis of OpenAlex compared to Web of Science and Scopus. Scientometrics, 130, 2475-2492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-025-05293-3 Abstract
OpenAlex is a promising open source of scholarly metadata, and competitor to established proprietary sources, such as the Web of Science and Scopus. As OpenAlex provides its data freely and openly, it permits researchers to perform bibliometric studies that can be reproduced in the community without licensing barriers. However, as OpenAlex is a rapidly evolving source and the data contained within is expanding and also quickly changing, the question naturally arises as to the trustworthiness of its data. In this report, we will study the reference coverage and selected metadata within each database and compare them with each other to help address this open question in bibliometrics. [...] |
Why do some retracted articles continue to get cited?Schmidt, M. (2024).Why do some retracted articles continue to get cited? Scientometrics, 2024 (online first). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-024-05147-4 |
Who are the “Heroes of CRISPR”? Public science communication on Wikipedia and the challenge of micro-notability.Simon, A., Kircheis, W., Schmidt, M., Potthast, M., & Stein, B. (2024).Who are the “Heroes of CRISPR”? Public science communication on Wikipedia and the challenge of micro-notability. Public Understanding of Science, 33(7), 918-934. |
Mining the History Sections of Wikipedia Articles on Science and Technology.Kircheis, W., Schmidt, M., Simons, A., Stein, B., & Potthast, M. (2023).Mining the History Sections of Wikipedia Articles on Science and Technology. 23rd ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2023), 23 (online first). |
A diachronic perspective on citation latency in Wikipedia articles on CRISPR/Cas-9: an exploratory case study.Schmidt, M., Kircheis, W., Simons, A., Potthast, M., & Stein, B. (2023).A diachronic perspective on citation latency in Wikipedia articles on CRISPR/Cas-9: an exploratory case study. Scientometrics, 2023(128), 3649-3673. |
Does Wikipedia Cover the Relevant Literature on Major Innovations Timely? An Exploratory Case Study of CRISPR/Cas9.Schmidt, M., Kircheis, W., Simons, A., Potthast, M., & Stein, B. (2021).Does Wikipedia Cover the Relevant Literature on Major Innovations Timely? An Exploratory Case Study of CRISPR/Cas9. In W. Glänzel, S. Heeffer, P.-S. Chi, & R. Rousseau (Hrsg.), 18th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics - Proceedings (S. 1021-1026). Leuven: International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (I.S.S.I.). |
A Case Study of the Epistemic Function of Citations - Implications for Citation-based Science Mapping.Seitz, C., Schmidt, M., Schwichtenberg, N., & Velden, T. (2021).A Case Study of the Epistemic Function of Citations - Implications for Citation-based Science Mapping. In W. Glänzel, S. Heeffer, P.-S. Chi, & R. Rousseau (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics (S. 1027-1032). Leuven: KU Leuven / International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (I.S.S.I.). Abstract
The use of citations as indicators of topical relatedness of publications is common in the algorithmic mapping of the structure of science. References to source documents, however, may serve a variety of epistemic functions, and hence represent rather different dimensions of topical relatedness, such as the research methods used, the empirical objects studied, the theoretical resources build on, the research questions pursued, or the external motivation for and relevance of the work. In this case study, we explore the diversity in topical dimensions along which publications are linked in citation networks, by coding the epistemic function of in-text citations. [...] |
Measurement variation in bibliometric impact indicators.Stahlschmidt, S., & Schmidt, M. (2019).Measurement variation in bibliometric impact indicators. In Catalano, G., Daraio, C., Gregori, M., Moed, H. F., & Ruocco, G (Hrsg.) Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2019), Vol. 2, (S. 1500-1506). Edizioni Efesto. ISBN 978-88-3381-118-5. |
An Analysis of the Validity of Retraction Annotation in Pubmed and the Web of Science.Schmidt, M. (2018).An Analysis of the Validity of Retraction Annotation in Pubmed and the Web of Science. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), 69(2), 318-328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.23913 |
The visibility of scientific misconduct: A review of the literature on retracted publications.Hesselmann, F., Graf, V., Schmidt, M., & Reinhart, M. (2017).The visibility of scientific misconduct: A review of the literature on retracted publications. Current Sociology, Volume: 65 issue: 6, 814-845. |
Assessing the effects of the German Excellence Initiative with Bibliometric Means based on two Data Sources.Möller, T., & Schmidt, M. (2015).Assessing the effects of the German Excellence Initiative with Bibliometric Means based on two Data Sources. In Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators (STI 2015). Lugano. |
Publikationsanalyse im Web of Science und Scopus.Aman, V., Hinze, S., & Schmidt, M. (2015).Publikationsanalyse im Web of Science und Scopus. In A. Botte, U. Sondergeld & M. Rittberger (Hrsg.), Monitoring Bildungsforschung. Befunde aus dem Forschungsprojekt " Entwicklung und Veränderungsdynamik eines heterogenen sozialwissenschaftlichen Feldes am Beispiel der Bildungsforschung " , (S. 107-174). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt. |
Evaluation of the citation matching algorithms of CWTS and iFQ in comparison to Web of Science.Olensky, M., Schmidt, M., & Eck, J. N. (2015).Evaluation of the citation matching algorithms of CWTS and iFQ in comparison to Web of Science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 67(10), 2550-2564. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.23590 |
Presentations
List of presentations & conferences
Implicit reporting standards in bibliometric research: What can reviewers’ comments tell us about reporting completeness?
Implicit reporting standards in bibliometric research: What can reviewers’ comments tell us about reporting completeness? Vortrag auf der Konferenz 20th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) Conference, Yerevan, Armenia. |
Why do some retracted articles continue to get cited? Interventions in the scientific discourse and how citing communities deal with epistemic risk using the example of retractions.Schmidt, M. (2024, Juni).Why do some retracted articles continue to get cited? Interventions in the scientific discourse and how citing communities deal with epistemic risk using the example of retractions. Vortrag auf der Konferenz 8th World Conference on Research Integrity (WCRI), World Conferences on Research Integrity Foundation, Athens, Greece. |
Mining the History Sections of Wikipedia Articles on Science and Technology.Kircheis, W., Schmidt, M., Simons, A., Stein, B., & Potthast, M. (2023, Juni).Mining the History Sections of Wikipedia Articles on Science and Technology. Vortrag auf der Konferenz 23rd ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2023), Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. |
Mit Unsicherheit umgehen: Interventionen in den wiss. Diskurs und Umgang zitierender Communities mit Unsicherheit von Wissensbeständen am Beispiel von Retractions und der Replication Crisis.Schmidt, M. (2023, März).Mit Unsicherheit umgehen: Interventionen in den wiss. Diskurs und Umgang zitierender Communities mit Unsicherheit von Wissensbeständen am Beispiel von Retractions und der Replication Crisis. Vortrag auf der Tagung Netzwerktagung des Kompetenznetzwerkes Bibliometrie, Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie, Göttingen. |
Bibliometrische Messvariabilität im Kontext von Rankings.Stahlschmidt, S., & Schmidt, M. (2021, September/Oktober).Bibliometrische Messvariabilität im Kontext von Rankings. Vortrag auf dem Workshop Netzwerkveranstaltung 2021 des HRK-Serviceprojekts Internationale Hochschulrankings, Hochschulrektorenkonferenz und Freie Universität Berlin. |
When social networks write science history priority disputes on Wikipedia.Simons, A., Kircheis, W., Schmidt, M., Potthast, M., & Stein, B. (2021, September).When social networks write science history priority disputes on Wikipedia. Vortrag auf dem Workshop Framing Innovation in a Networked World: An Interdisciplinary Workshop , Rossini, Paolo, Erasmus School of Philosophy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. |
Does Wikipedia Cover the Relevant Literature on Major Innovations Timely? An Exploratory Case Study of CRISPR/Cas9.Schmidt, M., Kircheis, W., Simons, A., Potthast, M., & Stein, B. (2021, Juli).Does Wikipedia Cover the Relevant Literature on Major Innovations Timely? An Exploratory Case Study of CRISPR/Cas9. Vortrag auf der Konferenz 18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2021), International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Leuven, Belgium. Abstract
We analyze Wikipedia’s representation of the Nobel Prize winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology to explore to what extent and with what temporal dynamics Wikipedia cites well-acknowledged or highly cited literature. We use several matching heuristics to match publications from two publication corpora with the central Wikipedia CRISPR article. A combination of verbatim searches by title, DOI, and PMID is sufficient. The Wikipedia article references a substantial amount of articles that are part of our corpora, as well as literature that is not scientific. Delays in coverage show a dependence on the dynamics of both the field and the Wikipedia article itself |
A Case Study of the Epistemic Function of Citations - Implications for Citation-based Science Mapping.Seitz, C., Schmidt, M., Schwichtenberg, N., & Velden, T. (2021, Juli).A Case Study of the Epistemic Function of Citations - Implications for Citation-based Science Mapping. Vortrag auf der Konferenz 18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2021), International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Leuven, Belgium. |
The impact of published incorrect scientific information on the knowledge production of scientific communities.Gläser, J., Kienemund, T., Liesegang, L., & Schmidt, M. (2019, Juni).The impact of published incorrect scientific information on the knowledge production of scientific communities. Vortrag auf der 6th World Conference on Research Integrity 2019, Hong Kong, 02.-05.06.2019. |
How does the diffusion of incorrect information affect the production of scientific knowledge?Gläser C., Kienemund T., Liesegang L., & Schmidt M. (2018, November).How does the diffusion of incorrect information affect the production of scientific knowledge? Poster-Präsentation auf dem International Workshop „Independence of Research”, Technische Universität Berlin, 15.-16. November 2018, Berlin. |
