Citation Metrics: Key Resources
Citation metrics are statistics gathered on the number of times an article has been cited by other articles. The following databases are the main sources of citation metrics, which are used a) to assess the quality or output of a researcher or b) to assess the quality of a journal:
- Scopus Scopus is a large multidisciplinary database covering published material in the humanities and sciences. It also provides citation analysis of authors and subject areas.
- Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge It allows the identification of key articles in a discipline and to search by cited reference, that is to trace references that refer to a particular work or author. Also allows to find out how mmany times a paper has been cited.
- Journal Citation Reports via ISI Web of Knowledge Discover analytical information on journals such as impact factor and citation frequency
- Essential Science Indicators via ISI Web of Knowledge An analytical tool offering data for ranking scientists, institutions, countries, and journals.
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Using Scopus to find Citation Metrics for an Author
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus coverage includes: 16,500 titles from more than 4,000 international publishers; abstracts from the mid-1960s to the present; access to citations in journals published from 1996 to the present. Subject coverage includes: Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Physical Sciences. As a researcher:
- You can find out who is citing you, and how many citations an article or an author has received.
- You may uncover important and relevant articles that you may otherwise miss.
- You can check out the work and citations of other authors.
- You can click on the cited by and reference links to track research trends and make connections. You can do this within or across disciplines you are interested in.
See Quick Reference Guide pdf (1.56MB) for an overview of Scopus.
To access Scopus click here or Select Scopus from Citation Metrics: Key Resources list on this page, or from database lists in Finding Articles tabs. For off-campus access you will need your Unikey or student/staff card barcode number.
To find citation metrics for an author, including the author's h-index, perform an Author Search:
- In Last Name, enter an author's last name
- In Initials or First Name, enter an author's first name or initials
- Select Show exact matches only to restrict your search to authors that exactly match the terms entered in the Last Name field and to authors that start with the terms entered in the Initials or First Name fields
- Click Search to begin your Author Search. At the Make Author Selection page, select the author(s) you want to search for from the list
- Click Show Documents to see all author's articles
- Click Citation Tracker to access metrics, including h-index
- Click here to see example
Having trouble locating your documents because of authors with similar names , or because of variations in formatting (e.g. Lewis, M; Lewis, M.J; Lewis, Michael)?
Scopus Author Identifier can help you to distinguish between authors who share very common names and to recognize an author, despite variations in name spelling. See FAQ Author Identifier
To learn more about Author/Cited Reference searching try the following tutorials:
Scopus Tutorial: Author Searching
Scopus Tutorial: Cited Reference Searching
Citation Metrics: Tutorials
Shows how to retrieve and track an author's works in Scopus.
Shows the features and functionality available to search for specific affiliations or documents associated with an affiliation.
Shows how to access the references which appear in Scopus documents and the documents which cite Scopus documents.
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