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Using Google Scholar and Publish or Perish to manage research
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HEDA Deans’ Workshop
Alan Amory
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Software
Browsers
• Firefox – http://www.firefox.com– Zotero – integrated
• Chrome– http://www.google.com/chrome– Zotero – integrates via the stand-alone
version• My preference – Chrome• Select, download and install
Zotero
• Install– Open Firefox and browse to
http://www.zotero.org Download Zotero 3.0 Beta Select the browser of your choice
– Also install Word integration
Publish or Perish
• Visit http://www.harzing.com/pop.htm and click Download and install Publish or Perish
Referencing
Referencing
• Work with a colleague and visit http://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide to learn about Zotero
• Surf to http://scholar.google.com• Work with a colleague and find a
number of interesting papers related to you research field
• Capture the references into Zotero
Referencing
• Open Word and ensure that Zotero is integrated
• Add references in-text• Add a biography• Add a few more in-text references
Research Metrics
The software
Citation MetricsPapers: 68Citations: 635Years: 32Cites/year: 19.84Cites/paper: 9.34Cites/author: 305.1Papers/author: 41.08Authors/paper: 2.1h-index: 10g-index: 24hc-index: 5hI-index: 3.85hI-norm: 7hm-index: 6.58AWCR: 51.06AW-index: 7.15AWCRpA: 29.26e-index: 20.12
h-index: measures the cumulative impact of a researcher's output by looking at the amount of citation their work has received.g-index: Aims to improve on the h-index by giving more weight to highly-cited articles.
hI-index, hI-norm, hm-index: Three different ways to take account of shared authorship.
AWCR, AW-index, AWCRpA: Three different ways to take account of the age of each individual paper.e-index: Used to differentiate between scientists with similar h-indices but different citation patterns.
hc-index: Add an age-related weighting to each cited article, giving less weight to older articles.
Citation MetricsMean B-rated Educationalist Executive
Papers: 68 50 75Citations: 635 260 723Years: 32 24 22Cites/year: 19.84 10.6 32. 86Cites/paper: 9.34 4.7 9.64Cites/author: 305.1 165.2 337.37Papers/author: 41.08 30.7 38.96Authors/paper: 2.1 2.2 2.44h-index: 10 [2]* 8 14 [5]*g-index: 24 13 25hc-index: 5 11hI-index: 3.85 5.03hI-norm: 7 10hm-index: 6.58 10.48AWCR: 51.06 87.67AW-index: 7.15 9.36AWCRpA: 29.26 40.73e-index: 20.12 17.83* Scopus
Citations
Citations
Scholar
Scopus Reference
204 60 AMORY, A., K. NAICKER, J. VINCENT and C. ADAMS. 1999. The use of computer games as an educational tool: 1. Identification of appropriate game types and game elements. British Journal of Educational Technology 30: 311-322. (Impact factor: 1.255).
60 - AMORY, A. 2001. Building an Educational Adventure Game: Theory, Design, and Lessons. Journal of Interactive Learning Research 12: 249-264. (Impact factor: 0.435).
58 - AMORY, A. and R. SEAGRAM. 2003. Educational game models: conceptualization and evaluation. South African Journal of Higher Education 17(2), 206 – 217. (Impact factor: 0.308).
44 13 AMORY, A. 2007. Game Object Model Version II: A Theoretical framework for educational game development. Educational Technology, Research & Development 55(1): 51 – 77. (Impact factor: 1.183).
24 - AMORY, A.M., FORD, L., PAMMENTER, N.W. and C.F. CRESSWELL 1992. The use of effects of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole to investigate the short term effects of oxygen toxicity on carbon assimilation in Pisum sativum seedlings. Plant Cell and Environment 186: 655-663. (Impact factor: 5.081).
None of the top citations (books) by the executive are listed in Scopus.
Your Metrices
• Use Publish or Perish to determine your own or someone’s matrices
• Discuss with a colleague how you could use this tool to support staff development
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