Measuring research impact through statistical analysis
Bibliometrics is a statistical analysis of resources such as articles, books and publications, as well as on citations in articles. Citation indexes as well as co-citation analyses, are used to measure research quality. Bibliometrics can be used to evaluate the impact on the academic community of a research paper, an individual researcher, a research group or institution, or a journal.
Measures the average number of citations to articles published in a journal. Calculated annually by Clarivate Analytics.
An author has an h-index of h if they have h papers each cited at least h times. Measures both productivity and citation impact.
Scopus is a citation database which covers all disciplines. Students and staff at UR have access to Scopus via the programmes in Research4Life, such as HINARI and AGORA.
Another leading bibliometric resource. The UR Library Services will soon share more detailed information on access.
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