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Thomson Reuters Solutions for Scientific Research
David HorkyCountry Manager – Central & Eastern Europe
AGENDA
• Thomson Reuters
• ISI Web of Knowledge platform
• Web of Science on the ISI Web of Knowledge – life
demonstration
• Journal Citation Reports
• Brief overview of Georgian Research
• Questions, comments
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INTRODUCING THOMSON REUTERS
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THOMSON REUTERS
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– Professional Division
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THE SCIENTIFIC BUSINESS
• Global leader in research and research evaluation
• We combine authoritative information with innovative technologies to enhance our customers' ability to achieve world-class research results
• Our information solutions assist professionals at every stage of research and development from discovery and analysis, to product development and distribution
• We are publisher neutral
• Many of our solutions are considered as must-have information
• scientific.thomsonreuters.com
ACADEMIC & GOVERNMENT WORKFLOW SOLUTION
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ISI Web of Knowledge
Expertise The premier research platform used by over 20 million researchers worldwide to find, analyze and manage information in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
•Over 22,000 peer-reviewed professional journals, leading scientific and patent information databases, journal citation reports, meetings and conference proceedings, and evaluated scientific websites
•Multidisciplinary, unique citation navigation, over 100 years of coverage
•Usage increasing by 74% each year
SERVING A WORLD OF RESEARCH
• Web of Science – from 1900
• BIOSIS Previews – from 1926
• Zoological Record – from 1864
• Derwent Innovations Index – from 1963
• ISI Proceedings – from 1991
• FSTA – from 1969
• INSPEC – from 1898
• CAB Abstracts – from 1910
• MEDLINE – from 1950
• Current Contents Connect
• Journal Citation Reports – from 1998
• Essential Science Indicators
ISI Web of Knowledge bibliographic resources include:
• 20 million individual users
• 150,000 users every day
WEB OF SCIENCE
• Premium bibliographic database – industry standard
• Comprehensive and Relevant Coverage
• Citation Searching
• It allows to:– Search multiple disciplines and time spans
– Find high-impact articles
– Discover emerging trends
– Identify potential collaborators
– Uncover relevant results in related fields
– Effectively analyse and assess research
TYPICAL USE OF THE WEB OF SCIENCE
• Research information and assessment– Efficient, Quality Current Awareness within all disciplines
– Where should I publish?
– Citation-tracking capabilities across decades
– Comparison, Allotment of grants, Finding peer institutions
• Compare worldwide research using transparent and globally accepted criteria– Creating analyses based on global standards
– Being part of the world’s global research community
• Research trends and output expertise on– Country level, Institutional level, Personal/Author level, Journal level
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CITATION INDEX
• The concept of the citation index was first developedby Dr Eugene Garfield and his concept was publishedin an article in the journal “Science” in 1955
• With the support of the National Science Foundationand the National Institutes of Health Dr Garfield created the Genetics Citation Index in 1961.
• Dr Garfield realized that to fully research any given topic a multidisciplinary approach was required and the Science Citation Index (SCI) started in 1963.
SCI Print
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THE WEB OF SCIENCE STORY
Science Citation Index
SciSearchSocial Sciences Citation Index
SCI-CDISI Web of Knowledge
Century of Science
Arts & HumanitiesCitation Index
Web of Science: v3 v4 v5 v6 v7
Summer 2007: The New Face of Research
More than 3,000 Web of Science customers in 91 countries
Europe, Middle East & Africa 1,650 customers in 50 countries
North America806 customers in 2 countries
Latin America253 customers in 13 countries Asia-Pacific
390 customersin 26 countries
MAJOR CONSORTIA – CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
ISI Web of Knowledge customers:
• Croatia – 49 customers
• Czech Republic – 35 customers
• Greece – 73 customers
• Hungary – 59 customers
• Poland – 23 customers
• Romania – 5 customers
• Russia – 14 customers
• Serbia and Montenegro – 5 customers
• Slovakia – 25 customers etc.
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Cited References
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Related Records
2006
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Citation Searching
Diversity
Evaluated authoritative content– Team of specialists evaluate journals to ensure that the content is trustworthy– Third party evaluation of all journals regardless of source:
• Commercial publishers• Academic societies• Open Access journals
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WHY EVALUATE JOURNALS?
• Journal editors and publishers aim to:– Ensure that publishing standards are adhered to
– Select the best articles from reputable authors
– Submit articles for “Peer Review” • Ensure that sound scientific principals have been used
• Thomson Reuters evaluates Journals to ensure that standards of editorial policy are maintained
• Citation Analysis is used to insure that the most influential journals are included.
• Additional journals are included for representative coverage of all disciplines and geographic regions
• More information: scientific.thomson.com/mjl
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Thomson Reuters’ editorial staff review around 2,000 new journals annually. 10-12% of these journals are added
• Basic publishing standards– Timeliness, Follows publishing conventions
– English language bibliographic information
– Peer Review
• Editorial content– Will it enrich the database? Is it a hot topic?
• Citation analysis– Impact Factor, Immediacy index
– How the journal compares to other journals in its field
– Citation analysis of editorial board
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WHY EVALUATE JOURNALS?
Truly Multidisciplinary– Journals are selected to provide coverage of all fields of research
– 10,000+ journals in 260 categories– 6,700+ journals in the hard sciences– Social sciences – 2,100+ titles– Arts & humanities – 1,200+ titles
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A vast archive of important research– 1900 in the Sciences, 1956 in the Social Sciences and
1975 in the Arts and Humanities
All the data is produced by Thomson Reuters and consequently the data has a very high degree of accuracy and consistency throughout
All journals indexed cover-cover, no limit on number of authors, addresses or size of abstract.
Depth Depth & & ConsistencyConsistency
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is
a miracle.“
Our Results Analyses reveal that Einstein's
papers are being cited more in recent years than
ever before.
The capture of Author Cited References for over 100 years of data provides for unique features of searching and navigation
- Track research pathways through time - Expand a search using Related Records- Gauge the impact of a paper using citation counts
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CITATION INDEX – THE VALUE ADD
The language of research is constantly changing, as research
progress concepts and terminology evolve.
Therefore searching for text may miss critical informationLAV(Europe)
HTLV-III (USA)
HIV + many variants, “SIV”
1983 1987 Present Future
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This particular article is very highly cited andrelevant, but does not contain the term HIV
Therefore, this record cannot be found by searching for the text “HIV”, but is easily found by using citations
This particular article is very highly cited andrelevant, but does not contain the term HIV
Therefore, this record cannot be found by searching for the text “HIV”, but is easily found by using citations
A unique resource!
No other database offers the same level of high quality, authoritative and trustworthy content with advanced searching capabilities over 107 years of multidisciplinary coverage
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Web of Science®
and theISI Web of Knowledge
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Quality
Diversity Depth
A Unique A Unique Resource!Resource!A Unique A Unique Resource!Resource!
Evaluated, Selected Content Extremely thorough, detailed
journal evaluation and selection processes. For every journal.
Coverage of all disciplines within:
Science Citation Index Expanded
Social Sciences Citation Index
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
10,000+ unique titles Diverse – International
Web of ScienceWeb of ScienceWeb of ScienceWeb of Science
Natural Sciences – from 1900
Social Sciences – from 1956
Arts & Humanities – from 1975
Selection, Cover-to-Cover Indexing, Diversity, Depth,
and inclusion of Author Cited References provide a
uniquely valuable tool -- driving discovery within the
Web of Science
2004
Cited References
1974 1998
2000
1993
2003Times Cited
Related Records
2006
2004
1999
2002
1994
20002007
Cited Reference Searching
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Quality
Diversity Depth
Unmatched Elsewhere
No other resource offers the level of selectivity and editorial quality found within Web of Science journal content
Unmatched Elsewhere
No other resource offers the level of selectivity and editorial quality found within Web of Science journal content
Unavailable Elsewhere
Access to such a diverse, deep, influential collection with author cited references and navigable cited reference links across 105+ years
Unavailable Elsewhere
Access to such a diverse, deep, influential collection with author cited references and navigable cited reference links across 105+ years
Journal Citation Reports®
and theISI Web of Knowledge
sm 4.2 Platform
JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS
Web of Science
Article level data.
Journal A
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Journal B
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Journal C
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Journal level data.
Journal Citation Reports
Within the Web of Science Thomson Reuters captures bibliographic information and cited references for journal articles. This data can be processed to create a variety of metrics for the evaluation of journals.
- Journal statistics provide a systematic and objective way to measure the influence of journals, identify trends, categorize and characterize journals.
WHO USES THE JOURNAL CITATION REPORTS?
• Librarians - to aid decision-making with regards to journal subscriptions, archiving and maintenance.
• Authors - to help decide which journals to publish in and identify the leading journals within their discipline
• Information Analysts - to track trends; study the sociology of scholarly communication; study citation patterns within and between disciplines.
• Publishers & Editors - monitor the influence your journals and compare to competing journals.
• Anyone - with an interest in journal metrics
View journals by specific groups, individually, or all journals within this edition.
The Journal Citation Reports presents information for journals within subject categories, and aggregated citation
statistics for each category as a whole.
ESSENTIAL JOURNAL DATA INCLUDED IN THE JCR
• Journal – bibliographic information
• Total Cites – the total number of citations to the journal in the JCR year.
• Impact Factor
• Impact Factor Trend – graph of the journal impact factor for the past five years.
• Articles – the total number of articles published in the journal in the JCR year
• Other important indicators
• Internationally recognized measurement of journal influence
• Shows the most influential journals per – discipline, publisher etc.
• Used mainly for
– making decisions on where to publish
– making decision which journals to subscribe – cost effectiveness
• Calculated towards the 2 previous years:
Year 2006 Impact Factor:
No. of citations in 2006 to articles published in journal in 2005 and 2004
No. of articles published in journal in 2005 and 2004
THE IMPACT FACTOR
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Brief Overview of Research in Georgia
RESEARCH EVALUATION
• Although the main objective of the Web of Science is intended to aid researchers to retrieve information, it is also commonly used as a research evaluation tool. – Count Papers measure productivity
– Count Citations measure utility and influence
• Based on the concept that if an article is cited it is an influential paper, or has had an impact upon the research community.
• This concept can be extended beyond individual articles and used to evaluate:– Authors – Countries and geographic regions
– Topics – Institutions
– Journals
GEORGIA - PUBLICATION OUTPUT
Overall output Percentage of papers cited
Source: National Science Indicators, 1981-2006 – standard version
There has been publication growth in Georgia in the last couple of years.
Almost 45% of Georgian papers are cited. Sharp rise has been seen in the
1990s.
GEORGIA - CITATION IMPACTOverall impact Impact relative to average
Source: National Science Indicators, 1981-2006 – standard version
Average citation rate or impact for Georgia has risen in the 1990s.
1 is the baseline where the country average = the world average.
World baseline Impact 1981: 2.73
World baseline Impact 2007: 4.50
COMPARISON OF CITATION IMPACT: 2003-2007
Source: National Science Indicators, 1981-2006 – deluxe version
DEVELOPMENT OF CITATION IMPACT: 1981-2007
OTHER “HOT TOPICS”
• Evaluative Tools
– National Science Indicators, National Citation Reports
– Institutional Science Indicators, Institutional Citation Reports
– Customised Solutions
– www.in-cites.com/rsg
• Researcher ID
– A registry that assigns a researcher a unique persistent identification number as well as collects contact information about the researcher
– A friendly web interface provides a secure environment that allows the researcher to:• Register • Share their profile and scholarly output• Find colleagues around the world for collaboration
– www.ResearcherID.com
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