ABOUT ME

I’m curious about how information works in science and society at large. My interdisciplinary and intellectual journey—with degrees in Engineering (PhD, Universidad de Los Andes), Development Studies (MSc, Universidad de Los Andes), and International Business Management (BA, Universidad del Rosario)— has triggered me to work on problems in how society instruments science, technology, and innovation in the face of striking challenges for the modern era. 


I'm the Founder Director of SCIN Data Lab. I'm also a Research Director and Distinguished Principal Professor (Tenured) at Universidad del Rosario's School of Management and Business, Colombia, where I teach graduate and undergraduate courses at the School of Management and Business.

Julian D. Cortés Publications and Research

My research has been published in leading academic journals, including Management Review Quarterly, Scientometrics, Quantitative Science Studies, PLoS ONE, and Journal of Information Science. I am also an editorial board member of PLoS ONE. My key contributions involve mapping knowledge networks and studying the evolution of STI systems in the Global South.

I have chaired sessions, tracks, and presented research in progress in world-renowned conferences and seminars such as the Academy of Management annual meeting-2022, the R&D Management Conference, the International Conference of Science of Team Science (SciTS), the International Society for Informetrics and Scientometrics (ISSI), the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), the International Conference on Information (iConference), the International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI), the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST), the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), the International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), at the NOVA University, Portugal, among others.


Julian D. Cortés Collaborations and Recognition

Throughout my career, I’ve worked closely with major international institution such as the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), the University of California, Berkeley (USA), Fudan University (China), the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany), the Spanish National Research Council (Spain),  the Universidad de Granada (Spain), the University of Padova (Italy), as a fellow, lecturer, visiting professor, and trainee.

I'm also a chapter coordinator for the UNESCO Science Report-2026, advisory board member for the Center for Open Science, TOP Guidelines and Metascience Alliance, and collaborator of RoRI Meta-Momement, Bridge Program - Northwestern Innovation Institute, the Innovation Growth Lab (IGL), and the Science Integrity Alliance (SIA).

I held positions as working group co-chair of the Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI) research network (French Ministry of Higher Education, UNESCO et al.), and the Collaboration for Complex Challenges Lab (C3, UNDP).  

Finally, institutions such as the Institute of Management Accountants, the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation (Colombia), the , Universidad de Los Andes, among others, have funded my research initiatives. 

ORCID profile
Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY

With

Dashun Wang, and BRIDGE Program team from Northwestern Innovation Institute

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Sara and David, data masterminds from Innovation Growth Lab (IGL)

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Rodrigo Costas in Bogotá

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Giovanni Abramo in Italy

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Cassidy Sugimoto and RESPECT Fellows at Georgia Tech, USA 

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

Having lunch with Ismael Rafols, Bogotá

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Zaida Chinchilla and Maria Bordons and their team at the CSIC, Spain

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Isidro Aguillo at the CSIC, Spain

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Nico Robinson at Universidad de Granada, Spain

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Emilio Zhanegy Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Presenting at the Academy of Management, Seattle 2022

At the University of California, Berkeley

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

Guest Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley

Presenting with colleagues at CLAS, University of California, Berkeley

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

Presenting at Fudan University, China

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

At the Fudan Development Institute, China

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

Guest Lecturer at University of Padua, Italy

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

With Sandra Harding at 4S Conference, New Orleans, USA

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

R&D Conference 2025, Pisa, Italy

Julián David Cortés - Distinguished Professor and Research Director at Universidad del Rosario

Nova School of Business, Portugal

With colleagues at the UNAM, Mexico

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