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QUICK REFERENCE
CARDS
FOR
RESEARCH IMPACT
METRICS
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LEGEND
Document*
Author
Journal
Indicates that the Snowball Metrics group
agreed to include as a standardized metric,
which is data source and system agnostic.
https://www.snowballmetrics.com
*“Document” in the definitions refers to primary document types such as journal
articles, books and conference papers. See Scopus Content Coverage Guide
(page 9) for a full list of document types: https://goo.gl/bLYH0v
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# of citations accrued since publication
CITATION COUNT
A simple measure of attention for a particular article,
journal or researcher. As with all citation-based measures,
it is important to be aware of citation practices. The paper
“Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency” lists
33 different ways to increase citations.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2344585
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
4
# of items published by an individual
or group of individuals
DOCUMENT COUNT
A researcher using document count should also provide
a list of document titles with links. If authors use an
ORCID iD – a persistent scholarly identifier – they can
draw on numerous sources for document count
including Scopus, ResearcherID, CrossRef and PubMed.
Register for an ORCID iD at http://orcid.org.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
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# of citations received by a document
expected # of citations for similar documents
FIELD-WEIGHTED
CITATION IMPACT (FWCI)
Similar documents are ones in the same discipline,
of the same type (e.g., article, letter, review) and of the
same age. An FWCI of 1 means that the output performs
just as expected against the global average. More than
1 means that the output is more cited than expected
according to the global average; for example,
1.48 means 48% more cited than expected.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
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# of articles in the collection (h) that
have received at least (h) citations over
the whole period
h-INDEX
For example, an h-index of 8 means that 8 of the
collection’s articles have each received at least 8 citations.
h-index is not skewed by a single highly cited paper,
nor by a large number of poorly cited documents.
This flexible measure can be applied to any collection
of citable documents. Related h-type indices emphasize
other factors, such as newness or citing outputs’ own
citation counts. http://www.harzing.com/pop_hindex.htm
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
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# of citations in present year for journal
documents from past 3 years
IMPACT PER
PUBLICATION (IPP)
This score can be used for any serially published
collection of publications. It is similar to the Journal
Impact Factor in the way it is calculated, but allows for
more comparison across disciplines, since disciplinary
citation practices mean that not all journals will reach
their peak citation rate within the Journal Impact Factor’s
2-year period.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
total # of papers published in past
3 years in that journal
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average # of weighted citations received
in a year
# of documents published in previous 3 years
SCIMAGO JOURNAL
RANK (SJR)
Citations are weighted – worth more or less – depending
on the source they come from. The subject field, quality
and reputation of the journal have a direct effect on the
value of a citation. Can be applied to journals, book
series and conference proceedings.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
Calculated by Scimago Lab based on Scopus data.
http://www.scimagojr.com
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journal’s citation count per paper
citation potential in its subject field
SOURCE NORMALIZED
IMPACT PER PAPER (SNIP)
The impact of a single citation will have a higher
value in subject areas where citations are less likely,
and vice versa. Stability intervals indicate the reliability
of the score. Smaller journals tend to have wider
stability intervals than larger journals.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
Calculated by CWTS based on Scopus data.
http://www.journalindicators.com
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citations in a year to documents
published in previous 2 years
JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR
Based on Web of Science data, this metric is updated
once a year and traditionally released in June following
the year of coverage as part of the Journal Citation
Reports®. JCR also includes a Five-year Impact Factor.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
no. of citable items in previous 2 years
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# of users who added an article into
their personal scholarly collaboration
network library
SCHOLARLY
ACTIVITY ONLINE
The website How Can I Share It? links to publisher
sharing policies, voluntary principles for article sharing
on scholarly collaboration networks, and places to share
that endorse these principles including Mendeley, figshare,
SSRN and others. http://www.howcanishareit.com
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
12
# of mentions in scientific blogs
and/or academic websites
SCHOLARLY
COMMENTARY ONLINE
Investigating beyond the count to actual mentions by
scholars could uncover possible future research
collaborators or opportunities to add to the promotion
and tenure portfolio. These mentions can be found in
the Scopus Article Metrics Module and within free and
subscription altmetric tools and services.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
13
SOCIAL ACTIVITY ONLINE
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
# of mentions on micro-blogging sites
Micro-blogging sites may include Twitter, Facebook,
Google+ and others. Reporting on this attention is
becoming more common in academic CVs as a way
to supplement traditional citation-based metrics,
which may take years to accumulate. They may also
be open to gaming.
http://www.altmetric.com/blog/gaming-altmetrics
14
# of mentions in mass or popular media
MEDIA MENTIONS
Media mentions are valued indicators of social impact
as they often highlight the potential impact of the
research on society. Sources could include an institution’s
press clipping service or an altmetric provider. Mendeley,
Scopus (Article Metrics Module), Pure and SciVal
(coming in 2016) also report on mass media.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
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compares items of same age, subject area
& document type over an 18-month window
PERCENTILE BENCHMARK
(ARTICLES)
The higher the percentile benchmark, the better.
This is available in Scopus for citations, and also for
Mendeley readership and tweets. Particularly useful
for authors as a way to contextualize citation counts
for journal articles as an indicator of academic impact.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
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extent to which a research entity’s
documents are present in the most-cited
percentiles of a data universe
OUTPUTS IN TOP
PERCENTILES
Found within SciVal, Outputs in Top Percentiles can be
field weighted. It indicates how many articles are in the
top 1%, 5%, 10% or 25% of the most-cited documents.
Quick way to benchmark groups of researchers.
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
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Partnering with the Library Community
LIBRARY CONNECT
https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com
Content by
Elsevier Library Connect &
Jenny Delasalle
Freelance librarian & consultant
@JennyDellasalle
CC for Quick Reference Cards:
Elsevier, Scopus, SciVal, Mendeley, Pure and other Elsevier trademarks are the property of Elsevier B.V. and its
affiliates. Other trademarks, including the SNIP and SJR icons, are the property of their respective owners.
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Els lc metrics_reference_cards_v1.0_slides_2016

  • 2. 2 LEGEND Document* Author Journal Indicates that the Snowball Metrics group agreed to include as a standardized metric, which is data source and system agnostic. https://www.snowballmetrics.com *“Document” in the definitions refers to primary document types such as journal articles, books and conference papers. See Scopus Content Coverage Guide (page 9) for a full list of document types: https://goo.gl/bLYH0v
  • 3. 3 # of citations accrued since publication CITATION COUNT A simple measure of attention for a particular article, journal or researcher. As with all citation-based measures, it is important to be aware of citation practices. The paper “Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency” lists 33 different ways to increase citations. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2344585 https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 4. 4 # of items published by an individual or group of individuals DOCUMENT COUNT A researcher using document count should also provide a list of document titles with links. If authors use an ORCID iD – a persistent scholarly identifier – they can draw on numerous sources for document count including Scopus, ResearcherID, CrossRef and PubMed. Register for an ORCID iD at http://orcid.org. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 5. 5 # of citations received by a document expected # of citations for similar documents FIELD-WEIGHTED CITATION IMPACT (FWCI) Similar documents are ones in the same discipline, of the same type (e.g., article, letter, review) and of the same age. An FWCI of 1 means that the output performs just as expected against the global average. More than 1 means that the output is more cited than expected according to the global average; for example, 1.48 means 48% more cited than expected. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 6. 6 # of articles in the collection (h) that have received at least (h) citations over the whole period h-INDEX For example, an h-index of 8 means that 8 of the collection’s articles have each received at least 8 citations. h-index is not skewed by a single highly cited paper, nor by a large number of poorly cited documents. This flexible measure can be applied to any collection of citable documents. Related h-type indices emphasize other factors, such as newness or citing outputs’ own citation counts. http://www.harzing.com/pop_hindex.htm https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 7. 7 # of citations in present year for journal documents from past 3 years IMPACT PER PUBLICATION (IPP) This score can be used for any serially published collection of publications. It is similar to the Journal Impact Factor in the way it is calculated, but allows for more comparison across disciplines, since disciplinary citation practices mean that not all journals will reach their peak citation rate within the Journal Impact Factor’s 2-year period. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics total # of papers published in past 3 years in that journal
  • 8. 8 average # of weighted citations received in a year # of documents published in previous 3 years SCIMAGO JOURNAL RANK (SJR) Citations are weighted – worth more or less – depending on the source they come from. The subject field, quality and reputation of the journal have a direct effect on the value of a citation. Can be applied to journals, book series and conference proceedings. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics Calculated by Scimago Lab based on Scopus data. http://www.scimagojr.com
  • 9. 9 journal’s citation count per paper citation potential in its subject field SOURCE NORMALIZED IMPACT PER PAPER (SNIP) The impact of a single citation will have a higher value in subject areas where citations are less likely, and vice versa. Stability intervals indicate the reliability of the score. Smaller journals tend to have wider stability intervals than larger journals. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics Calculated by CWTS based on Scopus data. http://www.journalindicators.com
  • 10. 10 citations in a year to documents published in previous 2 years JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR Based on Web of Science data, this metric is updated once a year and traditionally released in June following the year of coverage as part of the Journal Citation Reports®. JCR also includes a Five-year Impact Factor. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics no. of citable items in previous 2 years
  • 11. 11 # of users who added an article into their personal scholarly collaboration network library SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY ONLINE The website How Can I Share It? links to publisher sharing policies, voluntary principles for article sharing on scholarly collaboration networks, and places to share that endorse these principles including Mendeley, figshare, SSRN and others. http://www.howcanishareit.com https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 12. 12 # of mentions in scientific blogs and/or academic websites SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY ONLINE Investigating beyond the count to actual mentions by scholars could uncover possible future research collaborators or opportunities to add to the promotion and tenure portfolio. These mentions can be found in the Scopus Article Metrics Module and within free and subscription altmetric tools and services. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 13. 13 SOCIAL ACTIVITY ONLINE https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics # of mentions on micro-blogging sites Micro-blogging sites may include Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and others. Reporting on this attention is becoming more common in academic CVs as a way to supplement traditional citation-based metrics, which may take years to accumulate. They may also be open to gaming. http://www.altmetric.com/blog/gaming-altmetrics
  • 14. 14 # of mentions in mass or popular media MEDIA MENTIONS Media mentions are valued indicators of social impact as they often highlight the potential impact of the research on society. Sources could include an institution’s press clipping service or an altmetric provider. Mendeley, Scopus (Article Metrics Module), Pure and SciVal (coming in 2016) also report on mass media. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 15. 15 compares items of same age, subject area & document type over an 18-month window PERCENTILE BENCHMARK (ARTICLES) The higher the percentile benchmark, the better. This is available in Scopus for citations, and also for Mendeley readership and tweets. Particularly useful for authors as a way to contextualize citation counts for journal articles as an indicator of academic impact. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 16. 16 extent to which a research entity’s documents are present in the most-cited percentiles of a data universe OUTPUTS IN TOP PERCENTILES Found within SciVal, Outputs in Top Percentiles can be field weighted. It indicates how many articles are in the top 1%, 5%, 10% or 25% of the most-cited documents. Quick way to benchmark groups of researchers. https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/metrics
  • 17. 17 Partnering with the Library Community LIBRARY CONNECT https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com Content by Elsevier Library Connect & Jenny Delasalle Freelance librarian & consultant @JennyDellasalle CC for Quick Reference Cards: Elsevier, Scopus, SciVal, Mendeley, Pure and other Elsevier trademarks are the property of Elsevier B.V. and its affiliates. Other trademarks, including the SNIP and SJR icons, are the property of their respective owners.