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Case Study: Expanding collaboration and seeking new horizons in research at Keio University, Japan

Together with Elsevier, Keio University’s Faculty of Science and Technology launched a research expansion project to advance its research base. Find out how the university used SciVal® Experts and SciVal® Spotlight to identify researchers who could serve as catalysts to increase multidisciplinary collaboration, and to seek new research areas.

Uploaded: Friday, April 12, 2013 - 14:15
Format: Use Cases   Product: SciVal Spotlight, SciVal Experts   Subject: Research Management, Measuring Research Performance, Collaboration
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International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base – 2011

The UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned Elsevier to assess the performance of the UK's research base compared with seven other research-intensive countries. To generate this report, Elsevier's SciVal Analytics team examined metrics and benchmarks derived from a range of sources including Scopus data, R&D expenditure and human capital data from the OECD, patent information from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), SciVal Spotlight and usage of UK-authored articles from ScienceDirect®. Elsevier also produced case studies by interviewing leaders in a number of the 400+ areas where UK research is distinctively strong. The report shows that the UK is a world leader in research, but its ability to sustain its position is far from inevitable.

Uploaded: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 18:46
Format: Analytics Report   Subject: Research Landscape Analysis
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The Current Health and Future Well-Being of the American Research University

In an effort to understand the current U.S. research landscape, identify common challenges faced by leading research institutions and recommend and develop solutions, a community driven effort involving 29 of the nation’s top research universities was established in 2011-2012, with support from Elsevier.  The leadership of this group, the Research Universities Futures Consortium, conducted interviews with the Research Executives and their staffs at 25 universities of the Consortium and held a national workshop, which informed their study,  “The Current Health and Future Well-Being of the American Research University,” which was released in June 2012. Download the study and learn more about the Consortium’s key findings.

Uploaded: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:48
Format: Research Paper   Subject: Research Landscape Analysis, Research Management, Recruitment, Evaluating Performance, Measuring Research Performance, Collaboration, Research Funding
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Snowball Metrics Recipe Book

Snowball Metrics are a set of metrics that help establish a reliable foundation for institutional strategic decision making. Defined and agreed by higher education institutions, and subsequently tested for ease of calculation for entire universities and across a variety of data sources, it is aspired that Snowball Metrics become global standards which cover the entire spectrum of research activities. The methodologies are freely available and can be generated independently of data source. Download this Recipe Book to access the initial set of Snowball Metrics and start generating them for your institution today.

Uploaded: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:35
Format: User Guides   Subject: Evaluating Performance, Measuring Research Performance
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Case Study: Objectively Evaluating Researchers for Further Funding at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel

Kiel University, in northern Germany, sought to enhance its research strengths in its four principal areas of excellence in research. Find out how the institution used SciVal® Spotlight to objectively evaluate the visibility and stature of its researchers and their papers to help aid in the recruitment, retention and funding decisions that were made.

Uploaded: Monday, January 7, 2013 - 15:47
Format: Use Cases   Product: SciVal Spotlight   Subject: Research Management, Measuring Research Performance, Research Funding
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The Water and Food Nexus: Trends and Development of the Research Landscape

The report, 'The Water and Food Nexus: Trends and Development of the Research Landscape' analysed the major trends in water and food-related article output at international, national and institutional levels. Elsevier and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) worked closely together on creating the report, which is based on the analysis of Scopus citation data by Elsevier’s SciVal Analytics team. The aim of this report is to provide a transparent view of the water research landscape and the key players within the field, which is becoming more dynamic, complex and, in some places, fragmented. The report clearly shows that water research is growing in new places and becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, where collaboration is a key factor in producing high impact research.

Uploaded: Friday, August 24, 2012 - 11:12
Format: Analytics Report, Research Paper   Product: SciVal Analytics, SciVal Suite   Subject: Evaluating Performance, Measuring Research Performance
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SciVal Analytics Factsheet

In this two page fact sheet, find out how SciVal Analytics can help you measure your institution’s or country’s research performance. SciVal Analytics adds value to data through careful analysis and creates customized reports which inform decisions related to funding allocations, research policies and strategies.

Uploaded: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 10:33
Format: Factsheets   Product: SciVal Analytics   Subject: Research Landscape Analysis, Research Management, Measuring Research Performance, Collaboration
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SciVal Experts Factsheet

In this two page fact sheet, learn how SciVal® Experts makes it easier to find experts, enable collaboration and showcase researcher expertise. Pre-populated with publication histories from Elsevier’s Scopus, profiles in SciVal Experts can also integrate institutional content such as grants, patents and HR data.

Uploaded: Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:26
Format: Factsheets   Product: SciVal Experts   Subject: Collaboration
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SciVal Strata Factsheet

In this two page factsheet, find out how SciVal Strata can help you measure researcher and team performance. Use SciVal Strata to create teams, real or speculative, based on any researcher globally and gauge their productivity using a number of customizable indicators to determine their potential for recruitment, retention and promotion decisions.

Uploaded: Friday, December 14, 2012 - 10:12
Format: Factsheets   Product: SciVal Strata   Subject: Recruitment, Evaluating Performance, Measuring Research Performance, Collaboration
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SciVal Funding Factsheet

In this two page fact sheet, discover more about how SciVal Funding can help you to receive targeted funding recommendations and adapt the content of your proposal based on historic award information.

Uploaded: Friday, December 14, 2012 - 10:14
Format: Factsheets   Product: SciVal Funding   Subject: Research Funding
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