Scopus: Search. Discover. Analyse. What s in it for researchers? Tomasz Asmussen Customer Consultant, Research Intelligence DACH

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1 Scopus: Search. Discover. Analyse. What s in it for researchers? Tomasz Asmussen Customer Consultant, Research Intelligence DACH 2018

2 Always up-to-date Scopus Blog

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7 Scopus Data: The Gold Standard The Gold Standard Scopus is selected for its excellence by 4,500 Universities 150 Leading research Organizations Who continue to choose Scopus for research assessment and evaluation purposes over any other competitor

8 Top 3 Scopus Features Scopus benefits users by enabling them to: 1.Search documents and author profiles with ease 2.Effectively analyse search results 3.Export relevant reference material

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10 Open Access Use cases: early career researchers vs. senior researchers Benefits for your research workflow Sources, content & selection process Author & affiliation profiles Research metrics & Scopus Research Data Live Demo

11 Why do researchers use Scopus?

12 Researchers at different stages in their career have different goals and questions: How can I get a quick overview of a new subject area? How do I make sure I don t miss any relevant information? Who should I collaborate with to increase my chances of publishing successfully and getting cited? Which journals should I publish in to make myself more visible to the research community? How can I get tenure and advance my career? How do I find funding? How do I compare myself and my research team against peers? How do I secure more funding? How many times have I been cited by others? Researcher (PhD & Post-Doc) Sr Researcher/ Professor

13 Benefits of Scopus for different researchers: Area Literature Discovery Career Development Better Collaboration Research assessment & ranking Efficient research & publication Description Effectively manage ideal journal shortlist: complete coverage, smart journal evaluation tools & various journal metrics Full view on research & best journals to publish in helps to track own citations, find job opportunities & collaborators, secure funding and improve h-index and herewith build a career Find largest group of potential collaborators to identify people to work with & institutes to work for, based on the most authoritative profiles Largest & daily updated global coverage for comprehensive and timely view on global research developments. Citation analysis tools & metrics to analyse impact of publications & journals Large coverage combined with historical depth, timely updates and tools to track and analyse research ensures that researchers stay fully informed and up-to-date. Largest global coverage with daily updates and smart analytical features help to identify hot research areas, avoiding duplication of efforts and gain new insights.

14 14 Scopus supports you throughout the entire research workflow Get relevant information & high quality standards

15 What information does Scopus contain?

16 Open Access 16 What is Scopus? Scopus is the largest abstract & citation database of research information

17 Open Access 17 Scopus a wealth of content & insights at your fingertips Articles in Press +70M records from >5,000 titles >28M patents Growing number of linked research datasets

18 Open Access 18 Scopus contains a global representation of relevant research ポ شش Titles from 105 different countries 40 local languages covered

19 Open Access 19 across publishers worldwide 10% 8% 5% 5% Other 60% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Scopus Source List 1% 1% 1%

20 Open Access 20 and reflects all areas of research

21 Open Access 21 Three main principles for content selection Quality Transparency Trusted content

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23 Open Access 23 And this is how the selection process works Peerreview English abstracts Regular publication Roman script references Publication ethics statement Minimal Criteria Continuous review process using an online Scopus Title Evaluation Platform (STEP): Questions:

24 Promote your research through author/ institutional profiles

25 Open Access 25 Scopus creates automated profiles for authors and institutions The Vast Universe of Research The most powerful ALGORITHMIC data processing in the industry MANUAL feedback via the Author Feedback Wizard Groups papers to a profile with high degree of accuracy based on matching of name, , affiliation, subject area, citations, co-authors,... Combines algorithm profiles and the manual feedback to create the most accurate profiles with the least effort. Author/ Institutional Profiles

26 Open Access 26 First source for Profiles All authors can access their Scopus profile even if their institutions are not subscribers! Users can analyse and track an individual s citation history, view their total citation and document count, h-index and more through author profile pages. 70 They can access tools to get an overview of an individual s publication history and influence. 16

27 Open Access 27 Scopus author profiles benefit researchers by Showcasing your research & its impact Making it easy to discover an author Enhance your visibility It also means, author profiles can: Boost your career as other people, especially professors or your next employer, look at your profile Support to expand the reach of your research Which in turn, could lead to other researchers wanting to collaborate with you

28 Open Access 28 Because your profile is your external portfolio, keeping it clean is important! For researchers: 1 st step towards a clean profile is correct information on your publication! Check misspelling, address, and mark your correct affiliation. Integrated with Another way, to keep a clean and unique author profile: Get an

29 Open Access 29 Ten reasons to use with : 1. Reliably connects you with your works, awards, and affiliations 2. Alleviated identity mistakes 3. Control your record and manage your information 4. Seamless as more and more systems you already use are connected with it 5. Time-saver: enter once, reuse often 6. Improves recognition for you and your research 7. Increases discoverability of your research outputs 8. Free to register and use 9. Seamless to use and connect your ID with your affiliations, works and awards 10. It s your lifelong digital identifier!

30 What types of metrics exist?

31 In general: What types of metrics exist? Traditional bibliometrics mainly focus on citations/ citation count These metrics reflect an indication of the interest in/ importance of particular research papers within the scholarly community Alternative metrics take into account other options of dissemination Altmetrics are another way to assess the attention publications receive and usually used complementary to bibliometrics. Altmetrics focus on online activity to reveal how research is being shared and discussed both within the academic

32 What types of metrics does Scopus contain? On journal level Traditional bibliometrics mainly focus on citations/ citation count On article level Author metrics Alternative metrics take into account other options of dissemination

33 Journal-level metrics in Scopus CiteScore Metrics SJR SNIP

34 CiteScore is a simple metric for all Scopus journals A CiteScore 2015 value = A B B CiteScore A = citations to 3 years of documents B = all documents indexed in Scopus, same as A Impact Factor A = citations to 2 or 5 years of documents B = only citable items (articles and reviews), different from A

35 How does CiteScore compare to the Impact Factor? Watch a recap on: new-on-scopus-citescore-2016-export-an-affiliation-s-listed-authors-and-more Comprehensive Transparent Current Based on Scopus, the world s broadest abstract and citation database CiteScore metrics will be available for all serial titles, not just journals CiteScore metrics could be calculated for portfolios CiteScore metrics are available for free CiteScore metrics are easy to calculate for yourself The underlying database is available for you to interrogate CiteScore Tracker is updated monthly New titles will have CiteScore metrics the year after they are indexed in Scopus

36 CiteScore is one of a family of related metrics 8 complementary indicators: CiteScore CiteScore Tracker CiteScore Percentile CiteScore Quartiles CiteScore Rank Citation Count Document Count Percentage Cited

37 Bibliometric indicators: SNIP & SJR SJR Scimago Journal Rank Freely available at and on Scopus Considers 3 years, calculated on Scopus data set Self-citations limited Citations weighted by the SJR of the citing journal (kind of prestige influence) Source Normalised Impact per Publication Freely available online via Scopus Similar to Impact Factor, but considers 3 years SNIP indicator controls for the differences in citation behaviour in different scientific disciplines SNIP value of 1 means the journal is average in its field in terms of citation rates Devised at the University of Leiden SNIP

38 What types of metrics does Scopus contain? On journal level Traditional bibliometrics mainly focus on citations/ citation count On article level Author metrics Alternative metrics take into account other options of dissemination

39 Author metrics in Scopus Document Count h-index

40 The h-index: available on your Scopus author profile Citations h Hirsch, J. (August 2005) An index to quantify an individual s scientific research output An h-index of 34 means that the author has at least 34 papers of which each has been cited at least 34 times h Paper no. Available online via Scopus Rates individuals based on career publications Incorporates both quantity and quality Productivity and age constraints

41 What types of metrics does Scopus contain? On journal level Traditional bibliometrics mainly focus on citations/ citation count On article level Author metrics Alternative metrics take into account other options of dissemination

42 Article-level metrics in Scopus Citation Count FWCI

43 Article-level metrics: a snapshot

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45 What types of metrics does Scopus contain? On journal level Traditional bibliometrics mainly focus on citations/ citation count On article level Author metrics Alternative metrics take into account other options of dissemination

46 Source: Why do we need alternative metrics? In recent years a plethora of scientific communication and collaboration platform/tools (~400+) has emerged which are used in open science workflows.

47 The metrics timeline has changed: From Idea to Impact Old Paradigm New Paradigm? years Idea Blog Post click tweet Metrics are available immediately 2-5 years 3-5 years Grant Conference Publication Video Citations From idea to measurable citation counts can take 5-10 years presentation view dataset download PDF download bookmark save reference video play share citation counts citation counts It can take at least 2-5 years from idea to a published peer-reviewed journal article Due to the pace of scholarly publishing, it takes another 3-5 years from the time the work is published to get to critical mass of citation counts

48 Alternative metrics in Scopus Scholarly activity online Scholarly comments online Online social activity Media mentions

49 PlumX: Metrics categories Tracking impact beyond citation metrics

50 PlumX: Metrics categories A way to signal if anyone is reading the articles or otherwise using the research. Usage is the number one statistic researchers want to know after citations. Indicates that someone wants to come back to the work can be a leading indicator of future citations. Measurement of activities such as news articles or blog posts about research a way to tell that people are truly engaging with the research. This category includes the tweets, Facebook likes, etc. that reference the research. Social Media can help measure buzz and attention. Social media can also be a good measure of how well a particular piece of research has been promoted. This category contains both traditional citation indexes such as Scopus, as well as citations that help indicate societal impact such as Clinical or Policy Citations.

51 It s really hard to keep track of all those metrics Keep calm & get your Metrics Reference Card:

52 Research Metrics & Scopus

53 What are research metrics & what are they used for? Analyse the strengths of research at the institution Determine where research is a good potential investment Demonstrate ROI of research money Identify rising stars amongst the early career researchers Tell a better narrative about everything that is happening with research

54 Why do research metrics matter? Distinguishing excellence from buzz

55 Therefore, measuring your impact matters in many ways Decision for publication Enrich your online presence Important for promotions & tenure Important for funding applications Important for research managers

56 How to use research metrics? Two Golden Rules When used correctly, research metrics together with qualitative input give a balanced, multi-dimensional view for decision-making Always use both qualitative and quantitative input into your decisions Always use more than one research metric as the quantitative input

57 Mendeley Data

58 Scopus integrates research data with Mendeley Data to match your document s search term When searching for content in Scopus the results lists will be populated with additional information of data sets related to the search term if applicable on basis of the indexed articles.

59 Scopus integrates research data with Mendeley Data to match your document s search term When searching for content in Scopus the results lists will be populated with additional information of data sets related to the search term if applicable on basis of the indexed articles.

60 Datasets and data types covered by Mendeley Data Mendeley Data supports multiple data types: Tabular Data Image Document Text Software/Code File Set Sequencing Data Geospatial Data Slides Video Audio

61 Don t just publish your article, get your research data out there, too! Why? Outreach cannot only be enhanced The obvious by reasons the means of dissemination. Improve Quality You Transparency can also extend your reach Reproducibility through other research Funding elements mandates than traditional text publications.

62 Publishing and making your research data available is one way of increasing your outreach How? But more importantly: Your data will be findable It will be citable You will receive credit for the dataset And it will enrich your publication

63 Recent feature updates & what s ahead

64 8 important features for researchers: 1. Expansion of Research Metrics: Two new metrics, CiteScore and PlumX, were added to Scopus, offering more insightful ways to evaluate research performance, whether looking at serials (journals, book series, trade publications and conference proceedings) or articles. 2. Cited Reference Expansion: More cited references for bibliometric and historic trend analysis, more complete author profiles, and improved h-index measures for authors who began publishing prior to DataSearch and Scholix: Scopus incorporated 2 new tools and partnerships: Scholix and DataSearch. Each provide different but complementary ways to connect researchers to each other s data. 4. Document Download Manager: Makes it easier for you to download abstracts and full-text PDFs to your computer. 5. Find funded research: Scopus now includes the ability to search the entire acknowledgement section of an article, making it easier to find funded research. 6. Search author s documents by ORCID id: Scopus now lets you search for documents via the author s ORCID id. 7. Corrected publications: Scopus now indicates when an already published articles has been retracted for correction, and displays the latest status of this publication. 8. Open access on article level: Soon, Scopus will include an article-level open access indicator.

65 Recently updated: Content expansion 70 million that s more documents than ever: Total number of records indexed on Scopus pushed past 70 million and continues to grow. Metadata is meticulously captured to ensure the depth and quality of the data. This high-quality data not only enables more precise search and retrieval on Scopus, but also delivers important research assessments and evaluations.

66 Recently updated: Content expansion Cited Reference Expansion: Scopus recently completed its addition of 195 million references, a project three years in the making, and now covers 11.5 million records between More cited references means more extensive bibliometric and historic trend analysis, more complete author profiles, and improved h-index measures for authors who began publishing prior to 1996.

67 Recently updated: Data Literature Linking via Scholix Improved data-literature linking for related data on Document Details page: In March 2017, Scopus has started collaboration with DLI Service to find data related to any specific document. DLI (Data Literature Interlinking) is a service aimed to address the issue External of interlinking research articles with their underlying dataset. Improvements include: + More complete and accessible information for data source publisher + Better link resolver to support different identifiers: Pdb, ena, genbank, ncbi-n, nuccore, bind, ddbj, embl, swiss-prot, arrayexpress, biomodels, bmrb, geo, ensembl, mgi, pride, bioproject, sra

68 Recently updated: Document Download Manager New document download manager for Google Chrome: Enables users to download one or several documents without having to go to publisher web sites. It requires an extension installation (pops up) when a Chrome user tries to download documents.

69 Recently updated: Funding Data Expansion Funding data expansion completed: Scopus now includes the ability to search the entire acknowledgement section of an article, making it easier to find funded research. By using the Fund-All field in Advanced search, you can find documents that acknowledge a particular sponsor, lab, researcher, funding body, grant number, etc., to discover research funded or supported by a particular entity.

70 Recently updates: ORCID search ORCID Document search: It is now possible to search for documents via the ORCID number of the author. This only works for authors that associated their Scopus profiles with ORCID and is available both on basic search and advanced search. This search can be combined with more codes and logic operators to create a more complex search

71 Recently updated: Corrected documents New errata linking feature: Allows users to quickly identify if a document is up to date or if there are changes available for that respective document. For documents from September 2016 onwards.

72 and there s more to come in 2018 Certainly one of the most awaited features: Open Access Indicator expansion (expected to launch: Jan. 31st) Currently, Scopus displays OA on journal level (Gold) only. Once the feature is implemented Scopus will show OA on article level, hence, make it possible to show green & hybrid. This information will also be available for export.

73 Let s take a look at Scopus to see some features

74 Any questions? Tomasz Asmussen, Customer Consultant, Research Intelligence A&G and Corporate t: