Understanding the scientific software ecosystem and its impact: Current and future measures
Understanding the scientific software ecosystem and its impact: Current and future measures
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DOI：
10.1093/reseval/rvv014
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发表时间：
2015-10-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Herbsleb, James D.
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作者：
Howison, James;Deelman, Ewa;Herbsleb, James D.
软件对科学事业越来越重要，科学资助机构也越来越多地资助软件工作。因此，许多不同的参与者需要深入了解如何理解软件，其开发，其使用及其科学影响之间的关系。在本文中，我们利用访谈和参与观察来描述领域科学家，软件组件生产商，基础设施提供商和生态系统管理员（包括科学资助者）的信息需求。我们提供了一个框架，通过该框架对不同类型的措施及其关系进行分类，因为它们从资金，开发，科学使用到科学影响。我们使用这个框架来组织现有措施和技术的演示，并确定技术不广泛或完全缺失的领域。最后，我们提出了政策建议，旨在提高对科学软件生态系统的洞察力，使其更易于理解，从而有助于科学的进步。
Software is increasingly important to the scientific enterprise, and science-funding agencies are increasingly funding software work. Accordingly, many different participants need insight into how to understand the relationship between software, its development, its use, and its scientific impact. In this article, we draw on interviews and participant observation to describe the information needs of domain scientists, software component producers, infrastructure providers, and ecosystem stewards, including science funders. We provide a framework by which to categorize different types of measures and their relationships as they reach around from funding, development, scientific use, and through to scientific impact. We use this framework to organize a presentation of existing measures and techniques, and to identify areas in which techniques are either not widespread, or are entirely missing. We conclude with policy recommendations designed to improve insight into the scientific software ecosystem, make it more understandable, and thereby contribute to the progress of science.