Abdelghani MADDI
Ingénieur(e) de recherche
My research lies at the intersection of scientometrics, the economics of knowledge, and sociology of science. I focus on the transformations of scientific publication practices, the impacts of open access on the dynamics of knowledge production and dissemination, and issues related to scientific integrity. I am also interested in the evolution of research evaluation mechanisms and the socio-economic transformations of the academic publishing market.
Education
- Ph.D. – Sorbonne Paris Nord University
The quantification of scientific research and its challenges : databases, indicators and bibliometric networks. - Master’s Degree – Sorbonne Paris Nord University
Innovation and Intellectual Property Management. - Master’s Degree – University of Béjaia
Applied Economics and Financial Engineering. - Bachelor’s Degree – University of Béjaia
Management and Business Administration.
Current Projects
- ECOS: Principal Investigator (PI) of this URFIST-funded project that aims to shed light on the economic and organizational mechanisms shaping scientific publishing in the era of open science, by producing accessible, interactive, and visually engaging educational resources that foster informed debate on this ongoing and often misunderstood transformation.
- OPENIT: Principal Investigator (PI) of this ANR-funded project, which analyzes the scholarly publishing market during the transition to Open Access.
- OSYR (Open science for young researchers): Co-leader of WP2, dedicated to the quantitative analysis of the effects of open science training on early-career researchers’ practices.
- ROR² (Recherche Ouverte et Responsable x Research On Research): Contributor to the development of a taxonomy capturing the diversity of academic digital platforms and their economic models.
- Skeptiscience: Contributor to this ANR-funded project on scientific integrity, focusing on ethical challenges in research.
Administrative Responsibilities
- Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Correspondent for the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (InSHS) – CNRS.
- Open Science Officer – GEMASS.
- Information Systems Security Correspondent – CSSI – CNRS.
- Jury Member, CNRS National Research Engineer Recruitment Examinations.
Editorial Responsibilities
- Member of the Editorial Board of Knowledge Organization, published by the International Society for Knowledge Organization.
Research Interests
- Sociology of Science
- Economics of Science
- Scientometrics
- Research Evaluation
- Open Science
- Gender Studies
Current Teaching
- Introduction to Economics (BA. Sociology)
- Sociology of Science (BA. Sociology)
- Introduction to Survey Analysis with R and RStudio (Sorbonne University, MA. Sociological Studies: Consulting, Surveys, and Evaluation)
Past Teaching Experience
At Paris Cité University:
- Labor Economics – BA. Mathematics and Applied Computer Science for Social Sciences (MIASHS)
- Imperfect Competition and Actor Strategies – BA. Economics and Social Sciences (SES)
- Probability – BA. Economics and Social Sciences (SES)
- Introduction to Economics – BA. Economics/Sociology
At Sorbonne Paris Nord University:
- Databases Management – MA. Economics and Business Management
- Exchange Systems and International Monetary Issues – BA. Applied Foreign Languages (LEA)
- Introduction to Economic Analysis – BA. Political Science and Sociology
- Political Economy – Second-year Law Capacity Program
Organization of Scientific Events
- 03/10/2022: Study Day: « Monitoring Open Access Publications », Hcéres. Idea initiator and organizing team member.
- 07/12/2018: Study Day: « Quelles recherches sur le doctorat ? », Érasme Doctoral School, Sorbonne Paris Nord. Organizing team member.
- 21/09/2017: Doctoral Students’ Colloquium, ADePE, Sorbonne Paris Nord. Organizing committee member.
- 21/06/2017: Workshop on Bibliometrics: Guest Professor Yves Gingras (UQÀM), CEPN, MSH Paris Nord. Co-initiator and organizing team member.
- 16/05/2017: Forum: « Et après le doctorat en SHS ? », ADePE, Sorbonne Paris Nord. Idea initiator and organizing team member.
- 22/06/2016: Seminar: « Publishing in the Era of Bibliometric Evaluation », Guest Professor Yves Gingras (UQÀM), ADePE, Sorbonne Paris Nord. Idea initiator and organizing team member.
Research Stays
- 2016: Visiting Researcher (invited by Yves Gingras) at Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie – CIRST, UQÀM (Canada).
Peer Review Activities
- Scientometrics (Springer Nature)
- Research Policy (Elsevier)
- Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
- Royal Society Open Science (The Royal Society)
- Journal of Information Science (Sage)
- Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature Portfolio)
- Field Methods (Sage)
- Research Integrity and Peer Review (Springer Nature)
- Canadian Journal of Economics (Wiley)
- Publishing Research Quarterly (Springer Nature)
- Social Epistemology (Routledge Editions)
- The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science (CAIS)
- PLOS ONE
- F1000Research (Taylor & Francis)
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Peer reviewed journal articles (selection)
- Quemener, J., Miotti, L. & Maddi, A. Technological impact of funded research: A case study of non-patent references. Quantitative Science Studies 1–17 (2024) doi:10.1162/qss_a_00281.
- Maddi, A. & Teixeira da Silva, J. A. Beyond authorship: Analyzing contributions in PLOS ONE and the challenges of appropriate attribution. Journal of Data and Information Science 88–115 (2024) doi:10.2478/jdis-2024-0015.
- Maddi, A., Monneau, E., Guaspare-Cartron, C., Gargiulo, F. & Dubois, M. Streetlight effect in PubPeer comments: are Open Access publications more scrutinized? Scientometrics 129, 4231–4247 (2024).
- Maddi, A. & Miotti, L. On the peer review reports: does size matter? Scientometrics (2024) doi:10.1007/s11192-024-04977-6.
- Maddi, A. & Sapinho, D. On the culture of open access: the Sci-hub paradox. Scientometrics 128, 5647–5658 (2023).
- Maddi, A. & Sapinho, D. Article processing charges, altmetrics and citation impact: Is there an economic rationale? Scientometrics 127, 7351–7368 (2022).
- Maddi, A. & Baudoin, L. The quality of the web of science data: a longitudinal study on the completeness of authors-addresses links. Scientometrics 127, 6279–6292 (2022).
- Maddi, A., Lardreau, E. & Sapinho, D. Open access in Europe: a national and regional comparison. Scientometrics 126, 3131–3152 (2021).
- Maddi, A. & Gingras, Y. Gender Diversity in Research Teams and Citation Impact in Economics and Management. Journal of Economic Surveys 35, 1381–1404 (2021).
- Maddi, A. Measuring open access publications: a novel normalized open access indicator. Scientometrics 124, 379–398 (2020).
- Besancenot, D. & Maddi, A. Should citations be weighted to assess the influence of an academic article? Economics Bulletin 435–445, 435–445 (2019).
- Baudoin, L., Sapinho, D., Maddi, A. & Miotti, L. Scientometric analysis of the term ‘microbiota’ in research publications (1999–2017): a second youth of a century-old concept. FEMS Microbiology Letters 366, fnz138 (2019).
