LibGuides: Scholarly Communication: Tracking Research Publications Citations

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Key Databases for tracking Journal Article Metrics

MU Research Support Guide to Research Impact & Metrics
This guide looks at what metrics are available to track and measure your research output. You can identify who is citing your work and set alerts so you'll be notified each time you are cited.

What is Bibliometrics?

Bibliometrics are a range of quantitative measures that assess the impact of research outputs using citation counts. Together with qualitative indicators of research impact such as funding received, number of patents, awards granted and peer review they assess the quality and impact of research.

Bibliometrics can be used to :

provide evidence of the impact of your research outputs when applying for jobs, promotion or research funding
find new and emerging areas of research
identify current & potential research collaborators
identify high ranking journals in which to publish
identify, benchmark & showcase research strengths at an individual, departmental, institutional or national level
- for example top authors, top institutions in a particular field

Measuring your Research Impact (MyRI)

MyRI
MyRI (Measure your Research Impact) is a free online bibliometrics tutorial. It includes online tutorials (including tracking your research impact), datasheets about different bibliometric tools, and interviews with academics.

Bibliometrics for the individual

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