SciVal Analytics Unit

SciVal Analytics Unit

The SciVal® Analytics Unit is a group of consultative professionals who deliver analytical reports and services for the specific needs of decision makers within research and government institutions.

We offer standardized reports that apply commonly used bibliometric analyses, or we can work with you to define a report that is tailored to your specific needs. Our analytics reports and services can make use of data from Scopus®, SciVal solutions, and data of your own.

Standard Analytics Reports

  • How many top quality papers has my institution produced in each subject area? (Citation Centile Report)
  • How does my entire publication output and citation impact compare to the world and selected peers? (Quality of Research Output – Field Weighted Citation Impact Report)
  • How frequently were the papers produced by my institution in the last 5 years viewed in SciVerse Scopus last year? (Usage Impact Dashboard)

Large Scale Research Assessments

  • How does my country’s research performance compare with other countries? (Comparative Research Assessments)
    • By volume & quality of publication
    • By degree of collaboration with other international institutions
    • By degree of knowledge transfer between academic and corporate sectors
    • Additional assessments are available

Custom Analytics Reports

  • For analyses that are not included in standard reports, we offer a range of bibliometric indicators that can be selected for inclusion in a report. We will work with you to understand your needs in order to select the indicators and analyses which will be the most useful. Such indicators include (but are not limited to) the following:
Publications:
  • Number of publications
  • Publications per researcher
  • Share of total publications – whole or fractional counts
  • Domestic co-authored publications
  • International co-authored publications
Citations:
  • Number of citations received
  • Citations per researcher
  • Share of total citations – whole or fractional counts
  • Geographic distribution of citations received
  • Cited versus non-cited output
  • Average citation per publication (CPP)
  • Relative citation impact
  • Publications in top percentiles
  • Single author versus domestic and international co-author publications
  • Areas of research leadership
Downloads:
  • Number of publications downloaded
  • Downloads versus number of researchers
  • Share of total downloads
  • Geographic distribution of downloads
  • Downloaded versus non-downloaded output
  • Average downloaded per publication (DPP)
  • Relative download impact versus other countries or institutions
  • Field-weighted download impact versus other countries or institutions
  • Downloads in top percentiles
  • Single author versus domestic and international co-authored downloads

In order to provide the best solution, the SciVal Analytics Unit takes a consultative approach to understand your information needs.

Identify analytics needs

  • Your local sales team will be your first point of contact. They will collaborate with you initially to identify basic challenges and suggest potential metrics such as:
    • Requested analyses, conceptual/metric level
    • Number of years of analysis
    • Benchmark comparisons (e.g. peer institutes, regions, countries, world)
    • Delivery time you are expecting
    • How you plan to use the delivered report
    • Other items as applicable

Recommend solution

  • Together with the sales team, the SciVal Analytics Unit will recommend a study and include information about approximate delivery time and pricing.

Draft statement of work

  • Once the deliverables and price have been agreed upon, the SciVal Analytics Unit will draft a Statement of Work (SOW).  The SOW will include specifics about the deliverables, pricing, and timing.
  • Once the SOW is signed, the SciVal Analytics Unit will start working on the report.

Delivery

  • The report will be delivered within the time-frame stated in the SOW.

Note: The parts of this process flow may repeat or alternate depending on the complexity of each case.

What exactly is an analytics report?

Analytics reports use bibliometric indicators, as well as other metrics, to make research quality and performance information more visible. There are many metrics that can be used in a report, and we work with you to identify the best choices based on your data needs.

What types of analytics reports are available?

There are several standard reports with default parameters and pricing.  Reports can also be created on a custom basis, tailored around your specific needs.

What kind of content can be used to generate analytics reports?

The primary data source for our report is Scopus®. Based on your needs we can also make use of data from SciVal solutions, such as SciVal Spotlight and SciVal Funding as well as usage data from SciVerse® Scopus® or SciVerse® ScienceDirect®. Some reports may also utilize external data sources such as OECD or EUROSTAT.

In what format are the analytics reports delivered?

The reports can be delivered in Excel and PDF format.

How does pricing work for custom reports?

Pricing depends on the scope and complexity of the report.  The first step is to clarify specifically which analyses are required. 

How does the process around the analytics reports work?

Please see How it works for details. 

Which institutions have used our reports and services?
  • Australian Research Council, Excellence in Research
  • Higher Education Funding Council for England, Research Excellence Framework
  • UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Deakin University (Australia)
  • Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)
  • And several more…

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