VIRTUAL NETWORKING AND CITATION ANALYSIS Presented to Thesis Club by Alison Farrell December 4, 2014
Objectives To understand what research networking is in the context of a research institution To become familiar with some tools used for research networking To learn some tips for creating your online profile for research networking To gain a basic understanding of citation metrics To become familiar with tools used for citation analysis
Research Networking What is it? Research Networking (RN) is about using web-based tools to discover and use research and scholarly information about people and resources. 1
Research Networking Why should I do it? Demonstrate authority, expertise and research interests Collaboration Access to your work Keep up to date
Research Networking How can I get started? LinkedIn ResearchGate Academia.edu Yaffle Research Repository
LinkedIn Professional network Can build a professional identity Use to discover professional opportunities, job applicants Find others in similar positions or with similar interests Sort of like Facebook for professionals
ResearchGate Sort of like Facebook for Researchers Post your profile Post your publications, conference papers, datasets Follow other researchers Discover research in your field of interest Ask and answer questions
Academia.edu Sort of like Facebook for Researchers Post your profile Post your publications, conference papers, teaching documents and more Follow other researchers Discover research in your field of interest Send messages to other researchers Bookmark papers of interest
Local resources Yaffle Research Networking Tool Memorial specific Use to find out what others at MUN are doing MUN Research Repository Open Access Showcase Preserve
Tips for creating an online profile Write a good biography Have a clear picture Promote your profile Decide where to post
Citation Analysis What is it? Citation analysis is the examination of the frequency, patterns, and graphs of citations in articles and books. It uses citations in scholarly works to establish links to other works or other researchers. 2 Citation analysis is the measure of the impact of a cited work Citation impact can be measured in a number of ways
Citation Metrics Journal Impact Factor Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Measure of frequency that the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year Total citations/total articles (past 2 years) Cannot compare across fields Measure of journal, not measure of author or article
Citation Metrics SJR Weighted by prestige of a journal Normalize for citation behaviour between different fields Scientific influence of the average article in a journal Measure of the journal, not the article or author SNIP Source normalized impact per paper Measures journal s contextual impact Ratio of average citation count per paper and citation potential of its subject field Measure of the journal, not the article or author
Citation Metrics H index Measures productivity and impact of the published work of an author Can measure an author, a group of authors, (department or university, etc.) Alternative to traditional measures in that the H index measures the impact of a particular researcher rather than the journal X number of published papers with at least X number of citations H index of 13 means author has 13 papers with at least 13 citations each
Citation Metrics Altmetrics Uses alternatives methods to measure the impact of a particular article Tweets Facebook Blogs Wikipedia citations Views Downloads Recommendations
Citation Analysis Tools Web of Science Citation metrics Cited reference search Citation map Scopus Citation metrics Citation notifications Google Scholar number/list of citations
Questions? alisonr@mun.ca 777-6238