Law FacultyResearch Visibility Series:

Workshop 1

Anthea Paulsen, Elizabeth Moll, Jeremiah Pietersen, Maureen Chiware, Namhla Madini, Dilshaad Brey

UCT Libraries Bibliometrics Working Group17 May 2017

Programme:Introduction to Research IDs

and Research ProfilesAnthea Paulsen

Setting up of Research IDs and Research Profiles

Elizabeth Moll

Journal Impact Factors Jeremiah Pietersen

Citation Analysis Maureen Chiware

Introduction to Researcher IDs &

Researcher Profiles:

Anthea Paulsen

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http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/

Introduction & Background

Dilshaad Brey, Glynnis Johnson, Awot Gebregziabher & Dianne

Steele

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http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/tracking_your_academic_footprint

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Would someone who searches for you find all your publications?

Is the information complete andup-to-date?

Does it give an accurate reflection of your scholarship?

What is a Research ID?

• Unique ID / Number.

• Distinguishes you from other researchers.

What is the Function of a Research ID?

• Differentiates between authors with similar or same names.

• Groups any name variations under which you have published.

• Different databases can have different identification numbers for the same author.

• Groups institutions where you have worked.

• Links all your publications together.

Research ID Function (2)

• Makes your work more discoverable (more citations!)

– Assists with metrics such as citation counts and h-indexes.

– Improves researcher impact.

• Get full credit for your work.

• Saves time e.g. ORCID’s “enter once, re-use often”

Research ID Function (3)

• Funders, Publishers & Institutions require a unique ID

– See NRF Statement re ORCID ID

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Examples of Research IDs• Scopus Author ID e.g. 7101929080

• Web of Science ResearcherID e.g. I-6897-2015

• ORCID ID - Open Researcher and Contributor ID- e.g. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6845-8179

Communication Across Platforms

• Link Scopus Author ID to ORCID ID.

• Link to ORCID ID from ResearcherID.

What is a Research Profile? (1)

• Aka scholarly or academic profile.

• Distinguishes you from other researchers.

• Demonstrates the uniqueness and impact

of your research.

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What is a Research Profile? (2)

• Create your own research profile in, for example, Google Scholar.

• Import & add works you have authored.

• GS Profile – NRF requirement.

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Researcher IDs set-up:ORCID

Web of ScienceScopus

Google Scholar

Elizabeth Moll

Some general notes on researcher IDsResearcher ID

(Thomson Reuters)

• attempts to solve author ambiguity problem within the scholarly research community.enables researchers to manage their publication lists, track their times cited counts and h-indexidentify potential collaborators and avoid author misidentificationORCID compliantshowcase your publications from a single one account

SCOPUS ID (Elsevier)

• is another identifier used specifically by the Scopus database and has many of the same features

ORCID

• provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes a researcher from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between the researcher and her/his professional activities ensuring that her/his work is recognized.

ORCID

Fill in the details and done!

ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers and supports automated linkages between you and your research activities.

Once registered in ORCID, you can import the papers from ResearcherID (Web of Science) and Scopus:

Login to your ORCID record.

Under Works section

Click on "+Add works" and then "Search & link".

Follow the on screen prompts to send your papers to ORCID.

Importing publications from Google Scholar to ORCID:

Login to your ORCID record

Under Works section

Click "+Add works" and then "Import BibTeX"

Follow these instructions: http://support.orcid.org/knowledgebase/articles/390530

You can also search for and add papers manually:

Using your ORCID ID:

Include your ID on web pages and manuscript submissions.

Web of Science

Access the WoS ResearcherID through Web of Science – ‘My Tools’ or by going to www.researcherid.com

Click on ‘register’:

Simply fill in your details and choose your password.

• By using the MyResearcherID feature in Web of Science (Web of Knowledge), researchers are assigned an individual ID number that stays with them, regardless on institutional affiliation, thus allowing their research to be more easily tracked.– Once your MyResearcherID is created, your publications listed in the Web of Science database are added

to your profile - thus ensuring accuracy in tracking your publication history and making it faster to track how your work is cited.

• Publications can be added to ResearcherID from Web of Knowledge by selecting the “I Wrote These Publications” button.– How to export Web of Science publications into ORCID?

• Login or register for ResearcherID– Click on ResearcherID

• Select the appropriate action: To associate your ORCID with your ResearcherID account– Click Continue

• Login to ORCID– Click Authorise for the data exchange between the two systems. This will return you to

ResearcherID• Decide “What data would you like to exchange between ResearcherID and ORCID?” e.g. Profile ID,

Send ResearcherID publications into my ORCID account, or Retrieve ORCID publications into my ResearcherID account– Select: Send ResearcherID publications to my ORCID account.

• Click Send. This will send 100 publications at a time.– Grants & patents are not at the moment accepted by ORCID

• Delete duplicates– ORCID does not track citations. Times Cited will not display in ORCID.

Scopus

• Scopus Author Identifier distinguishes between similar names by assigning each author in Scopus a unique number and grouping together all of the documents written by that author.

• For more information see Scopus Author Identifier.• How to import Scopus publications into ORCID?

• Login to your ORCID record.• Click on "Import Research Activities" and then "Scopus to ORCID".• Follow the on screen prompts to send your Scopus ID and papers

to ORCID.• Click Authorise• Select your Scopus profiles• At Scopus, it is easy for researchers to freely import their research

papers to ORCID through a direct link on the author detail page, shown as follows:

Google Scholar:How to set up your profile

Databases by platformAccess Google Scholar from the library web page.http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

Access Google Scholar

Databases by platform

Sign In

Create an account / Sign In

Sign in with your personal gmail address

OR

if you do not yet have a Gmail account yetClick ‘Create an account’

Create an account / Sign In

It is important to sign in with your Gmail address.To keep your profile forever, sign in with your personal Gmail account.

Sign in with a Gmail address

Sign in with a Gmail address

Signed inYour email address will appear in the toolbar when you are signed in

My CitationsClick on My Citations

My Citations

Set up a profileStep 1

Email for verificationFill in your UCT EMAIL address here.An institutional affiliated email is required here for the verification process.

Next stepFollow the prompts to proceed

Important notice for signing inIf you have signed in using an institutional email instead of a Gmail address, this message will appear.

Add articleClick on the Add article button

Set up a profileStep 2

Next stepFollow the prompts to proceed

Set up a profileStep 2

Go to profileGo to profile to proceed

Set up a profileStep 3

Choose how to update a profile.You can choose to ask for an email to be sent to you first, so you can confirm which material to add to your profile before it gets updated.

EditClick on EDIT to change settings and add information to your profile.Here you can also make your profile private or public

Edit a profile

Add InformationHere you can also make your profile private or public

Edit a profile

+ ADDClick on ADD to further populate your list

Add publications to your profile

ADD Articles

Click on Add articles and then tick the boxes next to the articles you wish to add.

Add publications to your profile

Se ADD: search for articles to add from this search box

ADD Articles manually

Click on Add articles manually and populate the form according to the type of publication. Choose the tab that describes the publication: Journal, Conference, Chapter, Book, Thesis, Patent, Court Case, Other.

Add publications to your profile

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Additional information can be viewed here.You can delete your account here.

Additional information

Example of a public profile with citation indices

Journal Impact Factor

Jeremiah Pietersen

What is the Journal Impact Factor (JIF)

• Developed by Institute for Scientific Information

• These are metrics that have meaning for the journal rather than the author

• Purports to speak of the journal’s prestige in research and impact

• Calculated using the number of citations divided by number of articles produced by the journal

Purpose as a metric

• Theoretically, publishing in a high impact journal gives a researcher better visibility

• High impact journals sometimes tend to be long established journal titles such as Nature

Its place in research and science

•Serves as an indicator of “good science” based on the premise that if publications are getting cited, it must be valuable research

– Provides basis for a good narrative for funding or promotion

•Articles get impact by association to the journal

JIF and Open Access

• Open Access publishing is a new disruptor to the publishing space

• A premise of Open Access is that publically funded research should be publically available

• Many Open Access journals are not indexed in Web of Science

JIF and Law

• JIF does not account for context driven research, that is, research that is only relevant for its locality

Why we still use JIF

• JIF is a long-standing metric• No alternative with as much authority• Article Level Metrics (PLoS)• Funder requirements

Citation Analysis

Maureen Chiware

What is Citation analysis?Looks at published works in terms of:

• How many citations have been received?• Who cited?• When cited?• Where cited?– journals– countries

Why Citation Analysis?• Determine research impact• Identify seminal papers• Identify journals with the greatest impact• Analyse topics and identify trends• Benchmarking• Analyse personal performance metrics

Analysis by:

● Author

● Topic

Scopus By Author

WoS by Author

Topic Analysis - Scopus

WoS by Topic

By Author

By Organizations

h-index

What is the h-Index?

● indicator of research impact based on citation measurement.

● measures both productivity and the citation impact of a researcher’s

publications

● tries to relate how much a researcher has published to how much the work has been cited

● h-index is not distorted by one single highly cited paper, nor by a large

number of poorly cited documents

● can be used for an individual author, or any collection of documents, e.g., for

a journal or a research group’s outputs

h-Index is arrived at by arranging documents in descending order by number of

citations

The h - Index : an example

An author has published 7 papers.

What does an h-index of 4 mean?

An h-index of 4 means that this author

has published at least 4 papers that

have each received at least 4 citations

More context:

•The first paper has been cited 15 times, (there

is one paper that has been cited at least once)

•The second paper has been cited 13 times,

(there are two papers that have been cited at

least twice)

•The third has been cited 9 times (there are

three papers that have been cited at least 3

times).

•The fourth paper has been cited 4 times (there

are four papers that have been cited at least 4

times).

The fifth paper has been cited 3 times - this is

less than 5, the number of documents so h-

index is 4

The h-index is the highest number at which the

number of documents matches the number of

citations.(Ireland, MacDonald & Stirling, 2013).

Limitations of citation analysis

●It is difficult to compare scores across fields

●Publication and citation patterns vary between disciplines

●Open to manipulation through practices like self-citation

●Does not take into account contributions of authors - lead

versus co-author

Limitations (continued)

●All citations are equal - does not differentiate reasons for citing

eg. negative citation

●h-index is not time sensitive - so researchers with shorter

careers are at a disadvantage

h – Index

We usually search for h- Index(es) on 3 platforms :

SCOPUS, Web of Science (WoS), Google Scholar

Where to find your h-index

Locating your h-index in SCOPUS

https://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman/locating-ones-h-index-in-scopus-39197755

Locating your h-index in Google Scholar

https://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman/locating-ones-hndex-in-google-scholar

Locating your h-index in Web of Science

https://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman/locating-ones-h-index-in-web-of-science-

39196494

Summary

● h-index is only one indicator for assessment

● There are dozens of other indicators available to

measure scholarly impact

● To get a full view of researchers impact need to

look at other indicators

Need more help?

Contact your subject Librarian at:

http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/lib/subject-librarians

Next week:

Altmetrics and maximising your research visibility

Thank You