Description
This indicator pertains to invitations to give lectures in a private capacity.
Explanation
This category concerns lectures before an audience of scientists and scholars, undertaken in a private capacity and based on status and reputation. It includes keynote addresses at science conferences.
Usefulness
Experience shows that this indicator is easy to . All disciplines have marks of recognition in the form of invitations to give lectures before an audience of scientists and scholars, and – if documented – such marks of recognition are easy to describe.