iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
In this session we will examine metrics for individual researchers. Using tools such as Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus you will learn about the researcher h-index and its limitations. You will be introduced to additional metrics tools such as author beamplots which help to contextualise a researcher’s output over time. By the end of the session, you will be familiar with: accessing citation data for specific researchers on Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar; understanding how the h-index is calculated and its inherent limitations; creating an ORCID number to help track all your own research outputs; and the importance of research outputs beyond journal and conference papers when assessing a researcher’s impact.

Intended audience: Oxford students, researchers and other staff.
Date: 18 February 2025, 13:00
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Speakers: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Organising department: Bodleian Research and Learning Support
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ask/workshops#/course/OXFORDBODL/ISKILL0100
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Helen Bond, Melanie Smith