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This article presents the results of a study carried out for CNRS policy makers. The goal of the study was two-fold: first, it was aimed at evaluating the research effort devoted to “understanding chemical reactions” both in France and throughout the world; second, it was designed to test the usefulness of bibliometric techniques for strategic analysis. One feature of this article merits special attention. It is co-signed by the researchers who carried out the study and by the policy makers for whom it was intended.
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We are thinking in particular here of naming the themes, which risk being obscure and even a possible source of confusion if one does not consult the report's appendixes.
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Bauin, S., Michelet, B., Schweighoffer, M.G. et al. Using bibliometrics in strategic analysis: “understanding chemical reactions” at the CNRS. Scientometrics 22, 113–137 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02019278
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