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Scopus: supporting excellence in research and education
Cameron Ross - Head of Product Management: Scopus
Turkey [email protected]
Delft University Library, The Netherlands
Are libraries just for providing information?
Are libraries storage spaces?
“.. libraries are
exploration spaces, not collection spaces”
Stephen Abrahms, SirsiDynix Institute
..college students using [general] search engines to begin an information search
89
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%
Source: College Students’ Perceptions of the Libraries and Information Resources: A Report to the OCLC Membership. Dublin, OH: OCLC, 2006.
What do researchers need?
Publish or Perish
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GLOBAL RESEARCH LANDSCAPE CHANGINGCountries ranked by output growth 1997-2007
PercentTURKEY – 260%
There are more than 1 million new articles published per year
TEAM
Life is busy. How can we save time?
Scopus: the broadest source of answers
4,3004,3004,3004,3002,5002,5002,5002,5004,5004,5004,5004,5006,7006,7006,7006,700
Life & Health(100%
Medline)
ChemistryPhysicsEngineering
BiologicalAgriculturalEnvironmental
Social Sciences
PsychologyEconomics
> 4,000 publishers> 4,000 publishers
17,30017,30017,30017,300
Scopus provides quick, intelligent answers
Which journals are most popular in this area?
Who else is active in this field ? Could I work with them?
What other disciplines are related to my research?
Is this a growing topic of interest?
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TEAMStrength in breadth: Scopus content
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Our users are demanding help to analyse the Scopus “surplus”
Scopus “surplus”
Source: JISC ADAT March 2009 http://www.jisc-adat.com
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Scpous Coverage per discipline9,300 vs 17,300 Titles
Nearest Competitor Scopus
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Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
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Humanities & creative arts
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Engineering & environmental
Sciences
Social, Behavioural &
Economic Sciences
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Mathematics, Information & Communication
Sciences
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Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
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Biomedical &Clinical Research
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Public and Allied
Health and Health
Services
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9,300 Titles in Database of Nearest Competitor and 17,300 Titles in Scopus
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Elsevier constitutes approximately 15% of titles in Scopus
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Number of Journals from
Turkey indexed
Scopus covers more material of regional scientific importance Example: Number of titles indexed by Scopus and TR
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2005 2006 2007
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Using Scopus, decision makers can make decisions based on
accurate, relevant, and truly global information
Due to broader coverage of important
regional journals Scopus captures 22%
more output from researchers in Turkey
2005-2007
Scopus
TR WoS
Q4 2008 WoS
Q4 2008 Scopus
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Most cited articles in WoS vs Scopus since 1996
“Scopus finds 9% more citations than Web of Science when limited to articles
from 1996 “Lars Iselid, Umea University,
Comparative study of Citation frequency in Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholarhttp://oneentry.wordpress.com/2006/03/29/citation-frequency-in-scopus-web-of-science-and-google-scholar
Find out more at http://info.scopus.com/integration/examples/
TEAMScopus and international research
National Assessment powered by Scopus
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WE RECOGNIZE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
CWTS found that, in general, Scopus covers much of the same material as the WoS and ISI Proceedings and in some areas provides a higher level of coverage. Overall, the report found that Scopus should be considered as a potential alternative to the WoS for the purposes of the REF.
“The overall percentage of WoS-covered, science-related papers found in Scopus increased over the years, from 89 per cent in 1996 to 97 per cent in 2005. In other words, in these fields and for published articles and reviews the WoS now constitutes almost a complete subset of Scopus.”
CWTS found that, in general, Scopus covers much of the same material as the WoS and ISI Proceedings and in some areas provides a higher level of coverage. Overall, the report found that Scopus should be considered as a potential alternative to the WoS for the purposes of the REF.
“The overall percentage of WoS-covered, science-related papers found in Scopus increased over the years, from 89 per cent in 1996 to 97 per cent in 2005. In other words, in these fields and for published articles and reviews the WoS now constitutes almost a complete subset of Scopus.”
"Science and technology play a crucial role in a country's economic growth," said Mr. Hiroyuki Tomizawa, Principal Administrator, Economic Analysis and Statistics Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, with the OECD. "We selected Scopus for its breadth of coverage including journal titles from over 100 nations as well as its advanced features. Together, these advantages will enable the OECD to execute more sophisticated statistical analyses to guide our member countries."
"Science and technology play a crucial role in a country's economic growth," said Mr. Hiroyuki Tomizawa, Principal Administrator, Economic Analysis and Statistics Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, with the OECD. "We selected Scopus for its breadth of coverage including journal titles from over 100 nations as well as its advanced features. Together, these advantages will enable the OECD to execute more sophisticated statistical analyses to guide our member countries."
Using Scopus in 2007 has resulted in our being able to track for 127 more institutions than in 2006 resulting in better showing for many universities. A better representation from non-English language journals has led to better results from many countries where English is not the first language
Using Scopus in 2007 has resulted in our being able to track for 127 more institutions than in 2006 resulting in better showing for many universities. A better representation from non-English language journals has led to better results from many countries where English is not the first language
60% of the Top 20 research institutions in the world rely on Scopus
41%
40%
60%
Top 20 Ranked Universities, 2008
ScopusNot Scopus
Ranking School name Country1 HARVARD University United States
2 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
3 YALE University United States
4 University of OXFORD United Kingdom
5 Imperial College LONDON United Kingdom
6 PRINCETON University United States
7 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States
8 University of CHICAGO United States
9 UCL (University College LONDON) United Kingdom
10 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States
11 COLUMBIA University United States
12 MCGILL University Canada
13 DUKE University United States
14 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
15 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
16 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
17 University of TOKYO Japan
18 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
19 STANFORD University United States
20 CORNELL University United States
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Using Scopus, decision makers can make decisions based onaccurate, relevant, and truly global information
Example: research collaboration profile 2005-2007 Turkey
31%
7%
5%
4%
3%
3%
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Turkey
United States
China
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Japan
India
Canada
% of papers published by
Turkey Cited By these countries
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Using Scopus, decision makers can make decisions based onaccurate, relevant, and truly global information
49%
40%
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27%
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Norway
Austria
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Netherlands
United States
Denmark
Switzerland 3.443.433.193.173.022.932.732.732.652.64
Field weighted impactAverage article
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Example: research collaboration profile 2005-2006-2007 Turkey, Greece and Poland
Country Name
Article, Proceedings or Review
Count 2005,2006,
2007 Collaboration %Average Citations Per
ArticleField Weighted
Impact
Greece 36,848 34.3% 1.74 1.25
Poland 62,698 32.1% 1.36 0.8
Turkey 62,242 15.3% 1.06 0.7
Scopus is the world’s broadest source of
insights for researchers who
need to make accurate
judgements about what, where and
with whom to publish
Thank you for listening
Cameron Ross Head of Product Management: [email protected]
What does the press say about Scopus?
http://www.info.scopus.com/news/coverage/
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“Scopus is an immensely useful resource that draws on a vast range of publications. Its search functionality is…easy to use and requires no prior knowledge in the part of the user. “
“.. Scopus is an invaluable tool for the serious researcher."
Kim Thomas, Information World Review 7th June 2007.)
Australian research proves that Scopus has superior coverage
Australian Research Council PCES cluster source list http://www.arc.gov.au/era/journal_list.htm
Rank Yes No Grand TotalA* 92 4 96A 213 12 225B 324 11 335C 574 221 795Grand Total 1203 248 1451
50%
50%
Leading ranking agencies rely on Scopus
59%
41%
Top 100 Universities, 2008
Top 50 Universities, 2008
ScopusNot Scopus
Source: Nov 2008 Elsevier
The Hectic Researcher’s Workflow
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Why do “we” need peripheral vision?
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The future of research is China and Asia…
•431 – number of university ‘consolidations’ between 1990 and 2006
•US$4.1 billion – additional funding provided under the China 985 Project
•2016 – the year Peking University will reach top 100 status
•10.5% – China’s share of world scientific output in 2006, it was 5.1% in 2001!
Leading universities and partners of French universities
rely on Scopus
“Scopus is becoming the tool for measuring research performance. Now that THES has, it is the new standard, and we need to have it”
– Senior Librarian
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Science-Metrix uses Scopus data to create reports delivering valueable
insights…
Producing off-the-shelf reports on R&D performance as well as customized bibliometric studies and performance program evaluation
Example:
http://www.science-metrix.com/pdf/Scientific_Collaboration_Canada-California_vf(rv).pdf
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SCImago uses Scopus data to power their online bibliometric tool
a research group from the University of Granada, Extremadura, dedicated to information analysis, representation and retrieval by means of visualisation techniques.
Example:
Scimago Region Comparison
SCImago. (2007). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank.Retrieved October 24, 2008, from http://www.scimagojr.com
The OECD uses Scopus data to generate insights in the development of
countries/regions research and the benefits thereof
To analyze global trends. Which subject areas are the most intensely active?
To enable country’s to review their own research activities.
To understand co-authorship and collaboration across geographical borders. The OECD is keen to assess the effectiveness of national policies to attract the best talent in a given research area. Does this have a positive impact on the national economy, or are the benefits dispersed among, or diluted by, international networks of collaborating scientists and institutions?
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“Science and technology play a crucial role in a country’s economic growth..We selected Scopus for its breadth of coverage including journal titles from over 100 nations as well as its advanced features…These advantages will enable the OECD to execute more sophisticated statistical analyses to guide our member countries.”
Mr. Hiroyuki Tomizawa, Principal Administrator,Economic Analysis and Statistics Division,Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry,OECD
“OECD SELECTS SCOPUS TO HELP COUNTRIES COMPARE RESEARCH
OUTPUT TO DEVELOP STRONGER ECONOMIC GROWTH SRATEGIES”
Arts & Humanities in Scopus- distribution of the new 1,250 titles per
subject area
30%
22%
17%
16%
15%
10%
10%
10%
6%
5%
4%
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2%
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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Literature and Literary Theory
History
Arts and Humanities (general)
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Cultural Studies
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Language and Linguistics
Archeology
Music
Classics
Sociology and Political Science
Anthropology
Education
Other (Architecture, Gender Studies...)
Subject Areas
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Turkey, Articles+Reviews+Proceedings, WoS
Turkey, Articles+Reviews+Proceedings, Scopus
Using Scopus, decision makers can make decisions based on
accurate, relevant, and truly global information
Due to broader coverage of important
regional journals Scopus captures 22%
more output from researchers in Turkey
Scopus
WoS
“Between 1975-200550% growth in the
number of cited disciplines and
references per article 75% growth in the
number of co-authors per article.”
Is Science becoming more interdisciplinary?
Scientometrics, article in press © 2009 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.