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Bart Thijs is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of KU Leuven, Belgium. He is affiliated with the Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation and serves as a research expert at ECOOM, the Research and Development Monitoring Research Centre. He is also a member of Leuven.AI, the KU Leuven Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and participates in various faculty councils and program committees.
Research Focus
His research lies at the intersection of quantitative science studies, social network analysis, and interdisciplinary research evaluation. He employs advanced bibliometric and AI-based techniques to study knowledge networks, citation patterns, and the impact of interdisciplinary collaboration. His work often involves the development of new indicators and methodologies for assessing scientific output and collaboration.
Projects & Collaborations
- NIKAW (2023–2027): Tracing the Impact of Change on Citation Networks in Ancient Literary Texts using Social Network Analysis.
- NIKAW (2022–2026): Networks of Ideas and Knowledge in the Ancient World.
- AI & Ancient World Scholarship (2021–2023): Linking traditional scholarship with digital tools via AI.
- Interdisciplinary Research & Impact (2020–2025): Co-promoting interdisciplinary initiatives.
Teaching
He teaches courses such as Analysis of Large Scale Social Networks and Advanced Research Methods in Quantitative Science and Technology Studies, contributing to both methodological and domain-specific education in scientometrics and network science.
