Library Guides: Research Metrics, Impact and Engagement: SciVal

The SciVal Database

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SciVal is an online tool from Elsevier which provides access to the research performance of more than 14,000 research institutions and their associated researchers, from 230 nations worldwide. You need to register to use this product. If you already have an Elsevier account (for ScienceDirect, Scopus, Mendeley, or ClinicalKey) you can use that.
SciVal metrics are based primarily on usage and output data from Elsevier’s Scopus database, from 1996 – present.

You can use SciVal to:
• Visualise research performance. Access comprehensive research performance summaries of any desired research “entities”, including individual researchers, groups of researchers, institutions, and other entities. (Use the Overview tab)
• Benchmark your progress. Compare the performance of any institutions, countries, and pre-defined groups, or create your own research areas, and monitor progress over time (Use the Benchmarking tab)
• Develop collaborative partnerships. Identify and analyse existing and potential collaboration opportunities based on publication output and citation impact (Use the Collaboration tab)
• Analyse research trends … of any Research Area, Topic, or Topic Cluster (Use the Trends tab)
• Create customised reports. Create and/or combine analyses to create tailored reports which you can share with other SciVal users at Charles Sturt (Use the Reports tab).

Note: To access the Charles Sturt research profiles, sign in using the "Access through your Institution" option. Type Charles Sturt University into the search box and follow the prompts.

Getting Started with SciVal

Quick Reference Guide to SciVal

Metrics used in SciVal

New Navigation in SciVal

Instructional Videos:

SciVal - How to access SciVal (1.21 minutes)
SciVal - How to access a module and how to define a researcher, as well as how to create a group of researchers(7.12 minutes)

Author performance metrics in SciVal

Find metrics related to your publications in SciVal. The metrics in SciVal are based on your Scopus author profile.

Login to SciVal. You might need to register if you don't already have an Elsevier account.
Click on Overview to define a new researcher.
Define a new Researcher
- Click the 'Add' link at the bottom of the Researchers and Groups section
- Search by name to find an existing researcher or group, or 'Define a new Researcher'
- Follow the workflow to identify and add the researcher to SciVal
  - For more information, see the SciValclick here.

Instructional Videos:

SciVal - Looking at an individual profile (5.05 minutes)
SciVal - Benchmarking Module (5.45 minutes)
SciVal (Overview module) – basics of metrics and short narratives for grant applications (13.28 minutes)
SciVal - Benchmarking for grants applications (15.07 minutes)

How to download a spreadsheet with all your publication metrics

In SciVal it is possible to download a spreadsheet with all the publications indexed by Scopus and the associated metrics.

Go to SciVal
Access the Benchmark All Metrics
Select a researcher or define a new researcher
- If you are not defined a researcher:
  - Select Researchers and Groups on the side panel
  - Select Add Researchers and Groups
  - Select Define a New Researcher. Search for the name and Save and finish
Select the following
- Y-axis = Scholarly Output
- X-axis = Publication Year
Adjust the date range so it includes all of your publications indexed by Scopus
Select Table
Select Overall Output - View these publications
You should now get a pop-up with all the publications
Select Export - in the top right hand corner
Select the details you want to export.

A video instruction of this is available in: SciVal - Benchmarking for grants applications

Metrics available in CRO

Pure can collect and display comprehensive metrics about your publications as well as the particular journals you publish in, including download counts.

Login to your CRO profile
In the research output section select an article
Click on Metrics. This will give you Scopus Metrics, SciVal Metrics and PlumX, as well as journal metrics.

Number Scopus citations
Field weighted Citation Impact for the article
Journal metrics for Rank, Quartile and Percentile