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182 · Representative Documents: Research Guides SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Citation Metrics http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/citationmetrics Admin Sign In Home Scopus Web of Science Google Journal Metrics Altmetrics Additional Resources SU Recent Publications About | Hours | Find Resources | Services | Research Assistance | Visiting | Help Faculty Resources | Graduate Resources | Undergraduate Resources | Your Accounts Copyright | Privacy Policy [PDF] | SUmail | MySlice | Blackboard | SU Home Accessibility | Plugins & File Viewers Library » Subject Guides » Citation Metrics Citation Metrics URL: http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/citationmetrics Print Guide RSS Updates Powered by Springshare; All rights reserved. Report a tech support issue. View this page in a format suitable for printers and screen-readers or mobile devices. Citation Metrics Citation analysis is a quantifiable measure of academic output and may help inform decisions on promotion and tenure. This guide is designed to help faculty members and librarians use and understand the tools available to us. We are fortunate to have access to the top paid resources used for citation metrics – Web of Science, Scopus and Journal Citation Reports. We need to be aware of the limitations and incongruities of citation metrics. The databases referenced above, and including Google Scholar, do not correct errors in citing papers. This means that one paper may be cited many different ways and appear as separate entries in these tools. Also, author and institutional naming inconsistencies complicate these analyses. Comparisons between these tools should be avoided. The databases use different sources to generate data and some are more comprehensive than others. In addition, the literature suggests that these tools are skewed towards the STM (science, technical and medical) community of scholars. The recommended methods for citation analyses are detailed this guide. Another useful metric is the h-index which can be generated in both Web of Science and Scopus. The h-index is defined as: A scientist has index h if h of [his/her] Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np − h) papers have at most h citations each. Information for Authors ORCID - Open Researcher ID - is an initiative to provide researchers and scholars with a persistent, unique identifier. This will enable individuals to get recognized for all their scholarly output, in both established and emerging media. With broad-based support from publishers, academic institutions, and funders, ORCID registration and services are free to individuals. Sign up here: http://about.orcid.org/. Comparison across Databases Useful data can be found in each tool but direct comparisions across databases are problematic. These resources use different pools of data, date ranges and may interpret citations differently. Correct attribution of authorship can also cause reporting errors. Take control of your scholarly output - check your author profiles and register for an ORCID ID. This chart illustrates reporting differences. Exercising as much consistency as possible, the same author was profiled (11/2012) in each resource. The varied results are displayed above. Librarian Linda Galloway Contact Info Syracuse University Carnegie Library Room 104 315-443-9766 Send Email Links: Website / Blog Profile & Guides Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Forensic Science, Citation Metrics Your Librarian Anne Rauh Contact Info Carnegie Library 315-443-9770 Send Email Links: Website / Blog Profile & Guides Subjects: Engineering, Computer Science