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SciVal Spotlight Training for KU Huiling Ng, SciVal Product Sales Manager (South East Asia) Cassandra Teo, Account Manager (South East Asia) June 2013 Slide 2 A comprehensive suite of web-based performance, planning and funding tools that help institutions evaluate, establish and execute research strategies Elsevier responds by developing the SciVal suite of products Slide 3 Challenges for the Research Executives & Managers Tools to enable the REMs to evaluate research performance and make well-informed decisions about strategic direction, staff recruitment & retention & potential collaborators Slide 4 AGENDA About Spotlight Why do we use it What it is How to navigate Using Spotlight Evaluate research strengths and multidisciplinary areas Collaborations/Competition Analyses Questions and Answers Slide 5 SciVerse Scopus: The largest abstract and citation database of research information 19,000 active titles from more than 5,000 international publishers including coverage of: Life Sciences Health Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Independent journal metrics SNIP: The Source-Normalized Impact per Paper corrects for differences in the frequency of citation across research fields. SJR: The SCImago Journal Rank reflects prestige of source - value of weighted citations per document. USING A COMPREHENSIVE AND RELIABLE DATA SOURCE Slide 6 Thailand Research Landscape Slide 7 How to navigate? 1. Select map of interest Slide 8 KUs 2008- 2012 SciVal Spotlight highlights KUs research strengths from a 5 yr publication period Slide 9 Publication Subject Distribution Slide 10 Viewing Competencies MATH & PHYSICS CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICAL SPECIALITIES HEALTH SCIENCES BRAIN RESEARCH SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTER SCIENCE circles away from circumference circles with multi-coloured bars Multi-disciplinary strengths HUMANITIES View of KUs 52 competencies and corresponding subject areas Slide 11 How is KUs research map generated? References Paper 1 Ref. Paper A Ref. PaperB Paper 2 Ref. Paper A Ref. PaperB Paper 3 Ref. Paper A Ref. Paper B Co-Citation Analyses on highly-cited references Peer-reviewed materials from past 5 years Papers from KU A B C D E A B C D E Strength No. 1 Strength No. 2 Highly-cited References Slide 12 How to navigate? Slide 13 The Competency Concept Emerging vs Distinctive An Emerging Competency is a network of article clusters that are grouped together based on the unique publication profile of an institution An Emerging Competency (EC) becomes a Distinctive Competency (DC) if: There presents a Significant Large Field of Research The number of papers published globally in that cluster meets the minimum threshold Publication Leader KU is ranked top in the field by the number of published articles Reference Leader KU is ranked top in the field by the number of highly cited articles Innovation Leader KU is citing more recent work compared relative to the average for the competency OR AND There presents a form of Leadership Slide 14 How to navigate? Details of Competencies Slide 15 How to navigate? Download as CSV View by Subject Area More Filter Options Slide 16 Whats in a Competency Top disciplines making up the competency Slide 17 Leadership of Competencies Top disciplines making up the competency Why is this a DC or EC? Slide 18 Comparing Performance across Institutions Compare by: Articles Published Citation Count Fractionalised Articles Comparisons with Top Institutions in: World Asia Pacific Thailand Slide 19 Viewing Top Institutions Ranking of Top Institutions within Competency Slide 20 Viewing Top Institutions How similar are their research? Slide 21 Institution Comparison Comparison with ANY institution within the competency Slide 22 Understanding Your Researchers Slide 23 Viewing Top Institutions Identify Potential Collaborators Slide 24 QUESTIONS? Half-time Slide 25 How to access Spotlight? www.spotlight.scival.com Log-in First time Users need to register at www.spotlight.scival.com/register Slide 26 EVALUATE RESEARCH USING SPOTLIGHT: IN-DEPTH ANALYSES Slide 27 The Matrix View Tracking Competency Growth Reflection of KUs Publication Leadership Growth rate of articles Slide 28 KUs strength output Productivity = HIGH Global Competition= HIGH Productivity = HIGH Global Competition= HIGH Productivity = LOW Global Competition = HIGH Productivity = LOW Global Competition = HIGH Productivity = HIGH Niche = HIGH Productivity = HIGH Niche = HIGH Productivity = LOW Niche = HIGH Productivity = LOW Niche = HIGH Slide 29 How Can You Use the Matrix Map? Example Scenario: Identify research competencies inline with world trends that KU can further invest in Filter by Relatively Large Field Filter by Growing Field View Matrix Identify competencies in left- hand column Example Scenario: Identify research competencies inline with world trends that KU can further invest in Filter by Relatively Large Field Filter by Growing Field View Matrix Identify competencies in left- hand column Slide 30 How Can You Use the Matrix Map? Example Scenario: Identify research competencies inline with world trends that KU can further invest in Filter by Relatively Large Field Filter by Growing Field View Matrix Identify competencies in left- hand column Example Scenario: Identify research competencies inline with world trends that KU can further invest in Filter by Relatively Large Field Filter by Growing Field View Matrix Identify competencies in left- hand column Slide 31 Collaboration Overview No. of institutions in each country that collaborates with KU Slide 32 Collaboration Overview No. of institutions Slide 33 Strengthening Research Through Collaboration E.g. Top Chinese Researchers in KUs Chemistry Competencies Details of Authors, Publications and Competencies Available Slide 34 Strengthening Research Through Collaboration E.g. Top Chinese Researchers in KUs Chemistry Competencies Slide 35 Not yet collaborating institutions in competencies within Chemistry Slide 36 Strengthening Research Through Collaboration Enhancing International Collaborations through Existing Networks Slide 37 What is Your Scenario? Where should I be allocating funds within Biomedicine? Who can I recruit in Economics? How is my collaboration with Institution X doing? Who are the emerging researchers I should retain? What is Institution Ys strength in Artificial Intelligence? Slide 38 THANK YOU For further queries, you can contact Huiling Ng, H.ng@elsevier.comH.ng@elsevier.com Cassandra Teo, C.teo@elsevier.comC.teo@elsevier.com