Frank Havemann

Dr. Frank Havemann is a Lecturer at the Institute of Library and Information Science (IBI) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His research focuses on science studies, bibliometrics, informetrics, and open access initiatives. He has contributed to advancing quantitative methods in analyzing scholarly networks and thematic structures in scientific publications.

Frank's professional involvement includes membership in the German Society for Science Studies and roles on editorial boards such as COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management (India) and PLOS ONE. His work emphasizes critical thinking in research evaluation and innovative publishing models like overlay journals.

Key research themes include:

• Bibliometric network analysis
• Thematic clustering in citation networks
• Open access policies and scholarly communication
• Historical analysis of scientific collaboration patterns

Recent publications explore topics such as hypothesis integration in invasion biology, core-periphery structures in international relations research, and critical methodologies in science studies.