Workshops and Classes: iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools

During this introduction to citation tracking and bibliometrics we will examine a range of tools for finding journal metrics, article metrics and author metrics, in the context of moves towards responsible metrics in measuring the impact of publications and researchers.

Subjects to be covered include:

• Understanding the main issues involved in using citation analysis to measure impact
• Using Journal Citation Reports and Scimago Journal Rank to find journals and journal-level metrics
• Using Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar to track and count citations to papers and individual researchers
• Calculating your own h-index
• Measuring impact using altmetrics
• Creating a researcher profile and using ORCID IDs to identify your work

Intended Audience:  Researchers, Academics, Research Support Staff and Research Postgraduates in Sciences and Social Sciences.

Dates and booking

Presenters:  Karine Barker and Juliet Ralph

Format:  Presentation with practical exercises

What you will need? A computer and software are provided, however you can bring your own with the correct software installed (read our guidance first).

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