Goncharoff joins Web of Science

Nicko Goncharoff has been appointed managing director, business development for Greater China, at Web of Science Group. 

Reporting to c.e.o. Annette Thomas, in his newly-created role Goncharoff will work closely with the existing team in China, led by David Liu, executive vice president, m.d. for Clarivate Analytics, Asia Pacific and Linda Guo, vice president, head of Web of Science Group, Greater China region. 
 
Goncharoff, who is fluent in Mandarin, will split his time between China and Europe. “He will focus on building new opportunities and relationships in the region to accelerate the Web of Science Group growth strategy, by leveraging the power of the entire portfolio of brands, which range from the renowned Institute of Scientific Information and Web of Science to recent start-ups Publons and Kopernio,” said Web of Science.

Thomas said: “As the world’s second largest economy, China has seen phenomenal growth in scientific research activities in recent years. The Web of Science Group will continue to deepen our collaboration with China’s academia, research and development network and policy makers to accelerate the pace of innovation in the country.”

Goncharoff, who was previously chief business development officer at Digital Science, said: “I am looking forward to ensuring our customers and research partners in China benefit fully from the Web of Science Group’s cutting-edge investments in research workflows, tools and data. Working closely with our excellent team in Beijing, we will incorporate China’s requirements and research practices into our global business strategy.” 

Goncharoff has also been actively involved in several STM industry initiatives to enable sustainable article sharing between publishers, scholarly collaborative networks, institutions and other stakeholders in academic research, including Springer Nature’s SharedIt.

The newly-created role is part of Clarivate Analytics’ increasing commitment to the Greater China research community and customers. The company announced the opening of a new office in Guangzhou in South China this week.