Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal
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The Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal is a prestigious international award in scientometrics and informetrics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the quantitative study of science and scholarly communication.
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| Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal Context triple: [Eugene Garfield, awardReceived, Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal]
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Frederic Ives Medal
The Frederic Ives Medal is a prestigious award in the field of optics, presented by the Optical Society of America to honor outstanding contributions to the science of optics.
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Sylvester Medal
The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
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Penrose Medal
The Penrose Medal is the highest honor awarded by the Geological Society of America for outstanding contributions to the advancement of geology.
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D.
John Gamble Kirkwood Medal
The John Gamble Kirkwood Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical chemistry and related fields.
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E.
Isaac Newton Medal
The Isaac Newton Medal is a prestigious international award presented by the Institute of Physics to recognize outstanding contributions to physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal Target entity description: The Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal is a prestigious international award in scientometrics and informetrics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the quantitative study of science and scholarly communication.
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A.
Frederic Ives Medal
The Frederic Ives Medal is a prestigious award in the field of optics, presented by the Optical Society of America to honor outstanding contributions to the science of optics.
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B.
Sylvester Medal
The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
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C.
Penrose Medal
The Penrose Medal is the highest honor awarded by the Geological Society of America for outstanding contributions to the advancement of geology.
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D.
John Gamble Kirkwood Medal
The John Gamble Kirkwood Medal is a prestigious scientific award recognizing outstanding contributions to theoretical chemistry and related fields.
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E.
Isaac Newton Medal
The Isaac Newton Medal is a prestigious international award presented by the Institute of Physics to recognize outstanding contributions to physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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informetrics award ⓘ scientometrics award ⓘ |
| awardedForContributionType |
development of scientometric indicators
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empirical research in scientometrics ⓘ methodological advances in scientometrics ⓘ theoretical advances in scientometrics ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding contributions to informetrics
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outstanding contributions to scientometrics ⓘ quantitative study of scholarly communication ⓘ quantitative study of science ⓘ |
| commemorates | Derek J. de Solla Price ⓘ |
| country | international ⓘ |
| discipline |
library and information science
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science and technology studies ⓘ |
| field |
informetrics
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scientometrics ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory | lifetime achievement in scientometrics and informetrics ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasScope | global ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | international scientometrics community honors ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Derek J. de Solla Price ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation |
historian of science
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scientometrics pioneer ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Blaise Cronin
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Eugene Garfield ⓘ Henk F. Moed ⓘ Henry Small ⓘ Loet Leydesdorff ⓘ Lutz Bornmann ⓘ Michel Zitt ⓘ Ronald Rousseau ⓘ Wolfgang Glänzel ⓘ |
| presentedBy | International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
international recognition in the field
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scientific impact in scientometrics and informetrics ⓘ sustained contributions over time ⓘ |
| shortName | Price Medal ⓘ |
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Subject: Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal Description of subject: The Derek de Solla Price Memorial Medal is a prestigious international award in scientometrics and informetrics, recognizing outstanding contributions to the quantitative study of science and scholarly communication.
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