Why the need to use research impact measures?
As a researcher, you may need to use research impact measures as you:
There are many research metrics (e.g. FWCI, citation count, h-index, Journal Impact Factor), which are sourced from numerous databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar).
How can this guide help you?
| I am..... | Things to consider.... | |
| ...an early career researcher |
Try creating an author author profile keep track of your publications and citations Understand what author-level metrics to measure your impact as an individual researcher are Find out your citation count and h-index in the various databases Understand how to increase your research visibility |
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| ...looking to do peer benchmarking |
Contact your department to understand which metrics are used in benchmarking Understand article-level metrics and author-level metrics Try creating a benchmarking table in SciVal following these steps |
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| ...identifying potential collaborators |
See the above |
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| ...looking for a high impact journal to publish in |
Understand journal-level metrics Check if the journal you have in mind is indexed in Scopus or Web of Science (JCR) Conduct a literature search to find relevant journals in Scopus |
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