Library Help: Office For Open Research

What are author level metrics?

Author - or individual - level metrics attempt can allow you to assess the cumulative impact of your research over a period of time. These metrics can provide an insight into the overall influence and reach of your research. They will typically look at various factors such as citation counts, h-index, and other indicators of an author’s academic reputation and productivity.

These metrics can be useful for:

• Showcasing impact: They can provide an indication as to how your body of work has influenced your research field.
• Supporting funding or career development activities: They can be used to provide eveidence of the impact of your research (through long-term citations and recognitions).

Please be aware however that there are significant limitations to research metrics, and these should never be used to compare individuals. You should familiarise yourself with responsible metrics to ensure that any metrics you present are done so in accordance with University guidelines and commitments.

Platforms for Author/Individual Level Metrics

The following platforms are ideal for quickly gathering author-level metrics:

• Scopus

  • Scopus provides detailed author profiles that include citation counts, h-index, and citation trends. It also allows you to track the author’s output and see citation data from a global perspective.
  • To access author metrics in Scopus, search for your author profile (or create one if it does not exist) and navigate to the "Citations" and "Metrics" sections for data like h-index, total citations, and citation trends.
     

• Web of Science (WoS)

  • WoS offers an Author Impact Profile, including citation counts, h-index, and other performance indicators such as citation history and influence per article.
  • In WoS, you can search for your name under the “Author” search option, view your author record, and examine your citation metrics.
     
• Scite
• Scite uses AI and deep learning models to provide you with additional context around your citations (such as which sections of your work have been directly quoted and/or results / conclusions supported by subsequent research.
• Scite allows you to create a personal dashboard (after creating an account). This will allow you to view all of your publications in one place, together with the enhanced metrics from Scite (such as the number, and details of any supporting citations your work has recieved)  

Additional analysis of your publications

Research Intelligence platforms can be used to provide additional data and context around your publications:

1. Scival

   • SciVal will offer a broad overview of your performance by providing both citation-based metrics and collaboration data. 
   • In SciVal, select the "Researchers and Groups" option and search for your name to access a huge variety of metrics related to your individual publications.

2. Incites

   • Incites offers a range of author-level metrics, including citation data, h-index, and research performance indicators.
   • After logging into Incites, use the "Researcher Metrics" section to search for your name and then view associated metrics.

Further support

Please contact the Office for Open Research if you reuire assitance with generating or understanding the data produced by the platforms listed above.