Researcher metrics

Grant Applications
Grant Applications: Developing a Strategy in SciVal

This webinar demonstrates how to perform competitive analysis benchmarking, identify top research areas and potential collaborators, all while making you aware of the key metrics you should be considering when promoting your work to funders. By the end of this webinar, you’ll have a SciVal strategy for putting your best foot forward on grant applications – join us to take your research to the next level.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/K6x5i622Uyo?si=I48lkoni_6Lx4gdP

Grant Applications: Collaborative Strategy

Collaboration is a cornerstone of research – and a key driver of all strategy on SciVal. Join this webinar to discover the impact that collaboration can have on your publication and citation metrics, as well as how to identify potential collaborators by institution, sector, country, or topic area.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/uVxc0tjUJ4M?si=sCsVhiapRc--qLAR

SDGs
SDGs in SciVal: Using and interpreting research contributing to the UN SDGs in SciVal

This presentation demonstrates how to identify experts in the field for collaboration, discovering research topics that are most prominent and how to benchmark your SDG research area.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/q3XpcHBMEec?si=y9VUuJrE83_Nvm1g

How to Find Scopus Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Keywords using SciVal

Gain valuable insights and discover how to find suitable SDG keywords for your manuscript to enhance research discoverability.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/z056kBsh-xw?si=H8BhXjRMOj8F-os4

Metrics
Understanding Researcher Performance Metrics from Web of Science and Incites

Join with Dju-Lyn (Solutions Manager - Clarivate Analytics) as she presents on understanding researcher performance metrics from Web of Science and Incites databases. Dju-Lyn covers: Understanding how to maintain your Web of Science Researcher profile. Understanding the metrics on your profile beyond the H-Index. Learn how to benchmark your performance against other peers.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ax4UXtVuPp4?si=PgcyLTr49rSP3wM2

Altmetrics for Academic Promotions

Altmetric Explorer is a database that collects relevant discussions around each piece of published research. Join Liz Smee, Product Solutions Manager (Altmetric and Dimensions) as she demonstrates how to use alternative metrics to find: suitable metrics for academic promotions, how your research has been shared, discussed online, or mentioned on social media (measuring engagement) and Collaboration metrics.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LHtDYyKsnG8?si=mnXP9e3K_y5OVIGC

Metrics for NTROs

Please join with Maureen O'Brien, Lucy Walton and Sandy Pleffer as they explore metrics for Non-traditional research outputs.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/z8cW0kksko4?si=vnfI1aGg_UXehob9

Publishing
Publishing Strategically: Finding Suitable Journals For Your Research

Join with Dju-Lyn Chng (Solutions Consultant: Clarivate Analytics) as she presents on strategic publishing. Presentation overview: What’s new in Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Understanding other key metrics for journal evaluation beyond the Journal Impact Factor Indicator.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SJha58Bm09Q?si=Ldt3zABbkNJ1PqHw

Finding Q1 and Q2 journals in Scopus

We will walk you through the steps to locate these journals using the Scopus Sources feature.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ocqpa9xRSr8?si=dXIU7sHIrMmZkxwp

Running Metrics Reports
Finding Q1 and Q2 Journals in Scopus

This short video demonstrates how to find Q1 and Q2 Journals in Scopus Sources.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ocqpa9xRSr8?si=7jgmAbKrY7vgJTiS

Altmetric Explorer: Shareable Reports

This short video demonstrates how to run a shareable report using Altmetric Explorer.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XjTrwWpT72o?si=ejnLlUqE5avaAQzp

Developing a journal metrics report in INCITES: For school and research administrators

In this demonstration, we will show you how to generate a report in Incites for all journal titles.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jn1UaVNruNU?si=lqUJLCGP-wwWulzU

Publishing

Strategic Publishing
What you should know about Open Access

This short presentation will explain what Open Access, how to determine where to publish your research, where to seek funding for OA Publishing and more...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/v44hiymjgUE?si=1ggSk3_--MHrJIJi

Researcher Profiles and finding quality publishing outlets

This presentation will take you through the importance of setting up and consolidating your Researcher Identifiers and finding suitable journals to publish in.

publishing-profiles

Submitting your research for publishing

This video offers advice on what to consider before submitting your research for publication.

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Promoting your research

This video offers advice on strategies for promoting your research.

publishing-promoting

Tracking your research performance

This video will provide useful strategies for you to track your research performance.

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Thesis writing

Preparation
Developing Your Research Question

Join with Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for developing a research question. Lisa covers: What is a research question and why they are important, overview of research question types including methods used, demonstration of what qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods ‘look like’ and defining the scope of your research question.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qQVY2lIVMVU?si=C9LJkLU251QGwvzH

Writing
The Writing Process

Join with Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for structuring your research paper. Lisa covers the following content in this presentation: Modes of writing, planning and structuring your argument, Argument logic (creating a logical argument), elements of an argument, deductive and inductive arguments, structuring a paragraph and how to write Topic, Supporting, and Conclusion sentences.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQ14icZ1Kf4?si=RLttNuA1R3IHPaAy

Thesis Writing for EALD Students

Join with Dr Carolin Kautz as she discusses thesis writing for students who speak English as an additional language or dialect. Presentation overview: What constitutes good academic writing in English. Tips for writing good academic sentences. How to write cohesive academic paragraphs. Writing about the ideas of others, using evidence and referencing.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iGUlswXiB5M?si=GhatmYOy1IDhpfLr

Thesis/Publication Editing for Beginners

Join Dr Lisa Worthington as she presents on strategies for editing your thesis.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/GxNL6Kw6dbU?si=SrQD8n-9NtFfJIkG

Systematic Reviews

Database Searching

This short video will demonstrate how to do a Gold Standard search for a systematic review in the Medline database on the OVID platform.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/iDyylMiZ80w?si=EF3KpO-8g-H2Oa1A

Translating a search strategy across multiple platforms

This document will help translate search terms across various database platforms.
Search tips for each database platform include:

  • Truncation: Used to search for all variants of a word
  • Wildcard: Used to replace unknown characters within a word or locate words with alternative spellings (English/American)
  • Phrase searching: Used to search for exact phrases
  • Proximity: Used to search for 2 or more words of each other

Translating a search strategy across multiple platforms.

Researcher resources

Navigating Gale Primary Resources databases
Gale Historical Newspapers

Join with Damian Almeida (Academic Engagement Manager - Gale) in an overview of Gale Historical Newspapers. Gale Historical Newspapers is a comprehensive digital archive that provides access to a vast collection of historical newspapers from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vD7c9VcXZt4?si=tayOhEpFmQ9F_W9C

Gale Women's Archive

Join Damian Almeida as he provides an overview of the Gale Women's Archive database. Gale's Women's Studies Archive is a pivotal digital resource that provides extensive access to primary sources focused on the history and contributions of women across various fields and eras.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/A2BqiHH2BiY?si=51cEUnaUETqqMmYT

Gale Primary Sources: Eighteenth Century Collection Online (ECCO)

Join Damian Almeida for insight into Gale’s Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), a comprehensive digital archive offering access to over 200,000 titles from the 18th century.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tnKf6eUsUPc?si=aO-OyJbQZPQSluB7

Gale Primary Sources: Archives of Sexuality and Gender

Join Damian Almeida for insight into Gale’s Archives of Sexuality and Gender, the largest digital collection of primary source materials relating to the history and study of sex, sexuality and gender.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/rkaJYVeo0_8?si=Dw8HVzwmrN7VYNjL

Demonstration in using The Making of Modern Law digital archive

Join Damian Almeida as he demonstrates getting the most out of Gale's "Making of Modern Law Digital Archive' database.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mb14AE9UCL0?si=BgaMsEthwuYC-SFX

EBSCOhost
Enhance your research skills with the new EBSCOhost

Join this interactive training session focusing on the new EBSCOhost platform user interface.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/CkVtSRgg89o?si=sjnfyW0Ch_xAStRC

SAGE
Sage Research Methods

Join with Dr Khee Hiang Lim as he demonstrates how to get the most out of Sage Research Methods.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9gdIrf0vWf8?si=rtj0x3eUHnSaCvLi

ProQuest
AI Tools in ProQuest

Join Shun Kobayashi as he demonstrates how to use the new AI Tools in ProQuest.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/PMac54QhD_w?si=wdU_jsVrzcsvi8ir