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SciVal

SciVal
SciVal offers quick, easy access to the research performance of 4,600 institutions and 220 countries. To login: register for an account with Scopus and you can use the same Elsevier login credentials for SciVal. Can navigate the world of research and devise an optimal plan to drive and analyze your performance. A great tool for benchmarking your progress and looking at collaborative partnerships. Uses the Scopus Dataset for its analysis.

SciVal User Guide

SciVal
SciVal is a set of integrated modules that enables your institution to make evidence-based strategic decisions. SciVal consists of four modules: Overview, Benchmarking, Collaboration and Reporting (called trends in this guide as it's slightly out of date)

SciVal release Webinars

SciVal Release Webinars
This collection includes a number of Webinars on different new releases for SciVal.

SciVal Metrics Guidebook Webinar

Everyone can use SciVal. You don't need to be a metrics expert. Just know your question and the guidebook will help you select the appropriate metrics.

SciVal Metrics Guidebook is intended to be a straightforward, practical companion to the use of SciVal. SciVal Metrics Guidebook provides:

• Facts about how the underlying data enable and effect the metrics.
• How the metrics are calculated and displayed.
• Variables such as size, discipline and publication type that can affect the values of these metrics.
• Suggestions about situations in which the metrics are useful, care should be taken and some common pitfalls.

You can download the SciVal Metrics Guidebook from: http://bit.ly/scivalmetricsguidebook

SciVal Introduction

Research Intelligence

Elsevier Research Intelligence
What are your challenges in achieving research excellence?
This guide looks at Research Strategy, Expertise & Collaboration, Research Funding, Research Management in the context of Elsevier solutions.

Snowball Metrics: a brief intoduction

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