Louis André (Loet) Leydesdorff (born 21 August 1948 in

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(

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) is a Dutch sociologist,

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and Professor in the Dynamics of Scientific Communication and Technological Innovation at the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...

. He is known for his work in the sociology of

communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

and

innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a new or changed entity ...

, especially for his

Triple helix model of innovation The triple helix model of innovation refers to a set of interactions between academia (the university), industry and government, to foster economic and social development, as described in concepts such as the knowledge economy and knowledge society ...

developed with Henry Etzkowitz in the 1990s.

Biography

Leydesdorff was born in 1948 in

in the Dutch Indies. He received a

B.Sc. A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

in 1969, a M.Sc.

biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

in 1973, and an

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

in 1977. In 1984 he obtained his Ph.D. in

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

at the

. In 1969 Leydesdorff started working as part-time professor for

chemical technology Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

at the

Gerrit Rietveld Academie The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design. History In 1924, the I ...

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. In 1972 he started his career at the University of Amsterdam as teaching assistant for "Science and Society" at the Philosophy Faculty. In 1980 he became Senior lecturer at the Department of Science & Technology Dynamics of the University of Amsterdam and since 2000 the Amsterdam School of Communications Research as well. Leydesdorff is on the editorial boards of several journals since 1987. He was on the editorial boards of '' Scientometrics'' since 1987, '' Social Science Information,'' since 1994, ''Industry and Higher Education'' since 1997, ''Cybermetrics'' since 1997, the ''Journal of Technology Transfer'' since 1999, the ''TripleC: e-journal for cognition • communication • co-operation'' since 2002, the ''Science & Public Policy'' since 2004, ''Science Forum'' since 2005, ''Informetrics'' since 2006, and the ''International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies'' since 2006. He further worked for the ''Enterprise and Innovation Management Studies'' journal 1999-2001, for ''Science, Technology and Society'' in 2001-02 and for the ''Journal of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics'' from 1995 to 1998. As contributing editor he also worked for ''Science, Technology, & Human Values'' 1988-1990 and for ''Science & Technology Studies'' 1987-1988. He received the Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal for scientometrics in 2003. Since 2006 he has been Honorary Research Fellow at the Virtual Knowledge Studio of the

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. And since 2007 Honorary Fellow of

SPRU Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) is a research centre based at University of Sussex in Falmer, near Brighton, UK. It focuses on long term transformative change, science policy and innovation across different sectors, societies and structures. I ...

–

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of the University of Sussex. Currently he is president of the

Dutch Systems Group The Dutch Systems Group, or ''Netherlands Society for Systems Research'' or ''Systeemgroep Nederland'', is a society in the Netherlands for systems theory, and its applications. Systems theoretical problems the society focuses on are, for example ...

society, the society that cofounded the

International Federation for Systems Research The International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) is an international federation for global and local societies in the field of systems science. This federation is a non-profit, scientific and educational agency founded in 1980, and constitu ...

in the begin of the 1980s.

Work

Leydesdorff's research interests are in the fields of the

philosophy of science Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions of this study concern what qualifies as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultim ...

social network analysis Social network analysis (SNA) is the process of investigating social structures through the use of networks and graph theory. It characterizes networked structures in terms of ''nodes'' (individual actors, people, or things within the network) a ...

, scientometrics, and the sociology of

. His studies in communication in science, technology, and innovation enabled him to specify theory and methods for understanding the dynamics of knowledge-based development.

Selected publications

Leydesdorff has published extensively in fields of

systems theory Systems theory is the interdisciplinary study of systems, i.e. cohesive groups of interrelated, interdependent components that can be natural or human-made. Every system has causal boundaries, is influenced by its context, defined by its structu ...

, scientometrics, and the

. Books: * 1987. ''The Social Direction of the Public Sciences: Causes and Consequences of Cooperation Between Scientists and Non-Scientific Groups''. With Stuart Blume, Joske Bunders and Richard P. Whitley. Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Springer. * 1994. ''Evolutionary Economics and Chaos Theory: New Directions in Technology Studies''. With Peter Van Den Besselaar. Palgrave Macmillan. * 2001. ''The Challenge of Scientometrics: the development, measurement, and self-organization of scientific communications'', Universal Publishers * 2001. ''A Sociological Theory of Communication: The Self-Organization of the Knowledge-Based Society''. Universal Publishers/

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/ref> * 2005. ''Universities And The Global Knowledge Economy: A Triple Helix Of University-Industry-Government Relations''. With Henry Etzkowitz. Continuum International Publishing Group. * 2006. ''The Knowledge-Based Economy: Modeled, Measured, Simulated''. Universal Publishers. Articles, a selection: * 1994. "The Evolution of Communication Systems". In: ''Int. J. Systems Research and Information Science'' Vol 6, pp. 219–30. * 2001. "The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and ‘‘Mode 2’’ to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations". With Henry Etzkowitz. In: ''Research Policy'', vol 29, pp 109–123. * 2005

With Caroline S. Wagner. * 2006. "Regional Development in the Knowledge-Based Economy: The Construction of Advantage". With Phil Cooke. In: ''Journal of Technology Transfer''. Special Issue, pp. 1–15.

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