Mapping of important international academic awards

@article{Zheng2015MappingOI,
  title={Mapping of important international academic awards},
  author={Juntao Zheng and Niancai Liu},
  journal={Scientometrics},
  year={2015},
  volume={104},
  pages={763 - 791}
}
International academic awards are popular as incentives and rewards for academics all over the world, and have played a significant role in the performance evaluations of individuals and institutions. However, little is known about the relative importance of awards and the relationships between awards. This study aims to establish a comprehensive global map of important international academic awards, which visually presents the relative reputations of awards and the close or distant… 
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