By Dr. Olga Koz, okoz@kennesaw.edu

How to measure and improve it

Things to consider before publication

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1. Register with academic online services which allow users to create a profile.

2. Create ORCID profile and Researcher ID

3. Select a journal (Journal Impact Factor/ Periodical Directories)

4. Learn about Open Access publishers

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Things to consider after publication

1. Author Impact Factor H-index and other indexes2. Set up Citation Alerts3. Add publications to online academic social networks and profiling services

The focus of my today presentation

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Web of Science H-index

 An h-index of 20 means there are 20 items that have 20 citations or more. 

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Web of Science Citation Profile for Pausch, Randy

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• Does not give an accurate measure for early-career researchers.

• Calculated by using only articles that are indexed by particular Indexing Service (Web of Science, Scopus).  

• Calculation is based on different timeframe (by institutional subscription, such as Web of Science, or by a certain date, such as Scopus). 

Limitations of H-index

Scopus

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Google Scholar i10-Index

i10-Index = the number of publications with at least 10 citations

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These are common tools for measuring altmetrics or alternative research impact:

ImpactStoryAltmetric.comPlumAnalytics

Altmetrics

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Academia.eduMendeleyResearchGateVivoGoogle Scholar ProfileSSRN

Author’s Profile

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Example of Metrics (ResearchGate)

How is your RG Score calculated?ResearchGate calculates your score based on how other researchers interact with your content, how often, and who they are. The higher their score, the more yours will increase.

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KSU Digital Commons SelectedWorks

SelectedWorks http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/sw_gallery.html

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Citation Alerts

Who provide citation alerts?Journals•Indexing services•Author profiling or social networking sites

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Total ImpactThere is a trend to calculate an author’s impact beyond academia and include less traditional publications and impact on practitioners & practice.

Create new algorithms that combine citation counts and other variables and include the qualitative analysis of scholarship

Learn more about research impact and citation analysis at:

http://libguides.kennesaw.edu/RI

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Thank you, Dr. Jorrin-Abellan for volunteering your profile and data