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1 Bibliometrics at the University of Glasgow Susan Ashworth

2 Founded in 1451 2 nd oldest University in Scotland (4 th UK) 6,000+ Staff –2000 Researchers 26,000 Students –16,000 Undergraduates –6,000 Postgraduates In the top 1% of universities in the world In the UK's top 10 earners for research Rated 3rd in the UK for international student satisfaction

3 Sources of Citation Data Web of Science InCites Journal Citation Reports Scopus Journal and Country Rankings Google Scholar and tools to analyse its data, such as Publish or Perish

4 Thomson Reuters InCites Citations are normalised by discipline, date and journal Provides essential context for raw citation counts Identifies areas of strength (and weakness) Allows easy benchmarking with other researchers, departments and institutions Enables identification of potential collaborators

5 Bibliometrics at Glasgow -REF Research Excellence Framework Citation data will be used by 11 panels to inform their decisions University carried out an internal ‘mini-REF’ exercise Library supplied citation data from InCites to relevant panels Citation data provided essential check in addition to peer review

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7 Bibliometrics at Glasgow - Singapore University of Glasgow Singapore Identified collaborations between Glasgow and Singapore Identified the most highly cited Glasgow staff by Singapore researchers BEng (Honours) in Aeronautical Engineering in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Technology

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9 Bibliometrics at Glasgow – Recruitment and International Office Identification of publications which Glasgow staff have co- authored with particular countries (and institutions) for Recruitment and International Office Ranked data by country/institutions including times cited

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11 Collaborating Institutions

12 Collaborating Institutions Report

13 Enlighten University of Glasgow’s institutional repository c.63,000 publication records with around 13% full text papers EPrints software – maximises exposure through Google Download Statistics Open Access and citation gain Citation data imported from WoS and Scopus

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16 Publication Policy Staff are required to deposit: electronic copies of peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings bibliographic details of all research outputs, and to provide the full text of other research outputs where appropriate. In order to: increase the visibility of research publications produced by staff employed by or associated with the University of Glasgow ensure that research outputs are prepared and curated in a way which helps maximise the value that they have for the university in terms of the external use of bibliometric data e.g. league tables, post-2008 RAE

17 Enlighten: Downloads (Aug 12 - Aug 13)

18 Enlighten: Visits by Country (Aug '11 – Aug ’13) Source: Google Analytics

19 WoS: citations by country (2011 – 2013)

20 THE Rankings 2013 App

21 Next Steps with Bibliometrics Export from Enlighten into InCites (and vice versa) Formal bibliometrics service offered to staff Calculation of metrics such as H-Index, Impact Factors InCites reports Support for REF submissions Training sessions for staff on bibliometrics (particularly Postgraduate students and Early Career Researchers) Training for Library and other staff Altmetrics ORCID Identifiers

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24 http://www.glasgow.ac.ukhttp://www.glasgow.ac.u http://www.glasgow.ac.uk/enlighten susan.ashworth@glasgow.ac.uk Thank You!


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