Mark Neijssel holds an M.Sc. in Bio-organic Chemistry from the University of Amsterdam. Since 1999, he has held various commercial roles within contract research organizations and companies in the (bio)pharmaceutical industry, working at the intersection of commerce and science.
At CWTS B.V., Mark is responsible for developing contract consultancy and research activities focused on research management, evaluation, and science policy development. He is part of the team that annually produces the CWTS Leiden Ranking. Additionally, Mark is involved in developing and delivering a range of professional training courses for clients. All these activities are driven by research conducted at the scientific institute.
Senior researcher at CWTS since 1989. He acts as an intermediary between research and services. His prime interest is to link quantitative results and visualisations to appropriate and responsible use in the context of research management and policy. For him the process to move towards a report is most important. Sharing and discussing intermediate results with clients to optimise the use of the report is his daily business.
Researcher and bibliometric consultant at CWTS since 2015. Jeroen holds a BA in Linguistics combined with an MA in Book and Digital Media Studies, both from Leiden University. He is involved in various CWTS B.V. projects, with a special focus on funding acknowledgments and author disambiguation. He also aids the development of internal web applications to streamline various processes.
Researcher and bibliometric consultant. Carole is a Msc graduate of International Development Studies at the University of Wageningen specialized in Environmental Social Sciences. She is generally passionate about science, network analysis and societal impact. Carole joined CWTS in 2018 and is currently involved in several performance and evaluation studies for independent contract research at CWTS B.V. She is also involved in coordinating and managing research institute projects.
Senior researcher at CWTS (since 2003). She has a background in Economics, and Science and Technologies Studies. As a researcher, she is interested in the way research organizations and founding organizations can be identified in scientific output, and the interpretation of analysis based on it. At CWTS, Clara is coordinating and managing the different contract research projects carried out at the BV and the institute.
