Metrics sonification is defined as the sonification of bibliometric data or results for their empirical analysis or presentation. We used metadata of publications by Loet Leydesdorff (named as Loet in the following) to sonify their properties. Loet was a giant in the field of scientometrics who passed away in 2023. The track has been composed in F minor; this key was chosen to express the sad occasion. The quantitative part of the track includes a parameter mapping (a sonification) of three properties of his publications: (1) publication output, (2) open access publication, and (3) citation impact of a publication. The qualitative part (spoken audio) focuses on explanations of the parameter mapping and descriptions of the mapped papers (based on their titles and abstracts). The paper to the track including an extensive description of the track, an overview of data sonification research, and a short introduction into bibliometrics can be found at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-025-05320-3.

Metrics Sonification Loet Leydesdorff

I am active in two areas of sonification (parameter mapping): \\ sonification of scientometric data such as publication counts and citation impact data \\ sonification of exhibition visits such as ResetNow! at Haus der Kunst in Munich

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