IREG Forum: National University Rankings on the Rise Bratislava, October 11 th 2011 Valerie Thiel MBA, SciVal Consultant, Elsevier SciVal: Input, Output and Outcomes

2 Scopus: a unique vantage point on science 18,000+ titles across 5,000+ global publishers. Health Sciences (100% Medline coverage): 6,800 Physical Sciences: 7,200 Life Sciences: 4,300 Social Sciences & Humanities: 5, million citations added per year (80,000 per day)

Scopus has significantly more journals in its database than the nearest competitor 3 Source: JISC Collections Academic Database Competitor total: 11,180 Scopus total: 18,241 Unique Comp titles: 1,176 (6%) Unique Scopus titles: 8,237 (42%) Joint titles: 10,004 (52%) Scopus Subject Area penetration (Scopus and competitor versus Scopus only) Number of active journals (Scopus versus Competitor) 100%Total Scopus journals 24% 34% 27% 15%Life Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Health Sciences Scopus only Scopus and Competitor

Example of users of Scopus data 4

Research is a global growth industry: inputs % +4% -1% Gross Expenditure on R&D - global, $ Billion R&D spend as a proportion of GDP: 2% Researchers - global Researchers – global “ranking” EU 27 USA China Japan Germany UK France Canada Italy Gross Expenditure on R&D as % of GDP 5 Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics May 2011

Research is a global growth industry: inputs 6

Research is a global growth industry: outputs 7 Articles Published - global Annual growth: +4% Citations - global Annual growth: +6% Source: Scopus

What do we hear around the globe? 8

Performance levers to manage research outcomes 9 InputsThroughputsOutputs Human Capital Researchers –Domestic vs. international PhDs –Domestic vs. international Strategic management – Portfolio analysis – Capitalisation on strengths – Emerging trends Capital, equipment, facilities – Space utilisation – Staff recruitment Collaboration – Internal – Domestic vs. international Skills development – PhD employment Spending efficiency –Start/end date slippage Funding National –Block grants –Project grants: Research Council, corporate and charity International, e.g. EU Academic Articles, citations Competencies Esteem Awards, prizes, recognition Commercial Patents, licences, spin-outs Impact Social, economic, political, cultural Information Metrics, case studies, vignettes OutcomePerformance lever 5 6

Lever 1: increase funding – project grants Example - Food Security 10 1 Launched EU and UK Summer, 2011 Daily updated funding opportunities from 4,100+ public and private funding sources 1.8 million+ awarded grant records 5 million+ Scopus researcher profiles enables alerts View funding opportunities & intelligence

Lever 2: Attract and retain top researchers Example - Norwegian University, Energy 11 Source: SciVal Strata (based on Scopus data) Helps inform decisions about recruitment, retention and promotion Compares publication activity of individual researchers and research clusters Models collaborative networks and what-if scenarios for cross- and multi-disciplinary research Benchmark performance of researchers & teams 2

Lever 3: Facilitate internal collaboration Example – Two American institutions Note: SciVal Experts is customized for the institution. Sample screens from other organizations provided. Source: SciVal Experts (April 2011), University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University 12 Form effective research teams within your institution and across organizations. Access accurate, comprehensive author profiles of your researchers, including publication lists, without burdening authors to input data. Grant, patent and CV data can also be integrated to provide a more comprehensive picture of your institution’s research expertise Establish directory of research expertise

Lever 3: Facilitate international collaboration 13 Citations per article Number of collaborating countries (where 1 = domestic) 3  International scientific collaboration is widely acknowledged as a positive force driving national impact and prestige  Domestic articles (‘1’) have no collaboration partners have around 3 times fewer citations per article than those with four collaborating countries (‘5’) Source: Scopus and SciVal Spotlight Identify collaboration patterns

Lever 3: Facilitate international collaboration Example – Chinese Academy of Sciences: Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute 14 3 Source: SciVal Spotlight Identify collaboration patterns Numbers represent number of institutions that CAS CAREER Institute has at least one co-authorship relationship with—thus for the US it has ties with 81 institutions

Lever 3: Facilitate international collaboration Example – Chinese Academy of Sciences: Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute 15 3 Source: SciVal Spotlight Identify collaboration patterns Numbers represent number of co-authors that CAS CAREER Institute has with other institutions in China, Korea, and Japan. Similar patterns can be seen in North America and Europe.

Lever 3: Facilitate international collaboration Example – Chinese Academy of Sciences: Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute 16 3 Source: SciVal Spotlight Identify collaboration patterns Clicking on individual circles allow drill-downs to individual institutions and even to individual co-author relationships, allowing one to scale from the global pattern of collaboration to the local institutions to individual co-authors.

Lever 4: Improve research management information Example: Project Snowball in the UK 17 4

Outcome: Identify research strengths and their multidisciplinary character 18 Computer Science Social Science Brain Research Heath Science Medical Specialties Infectious Disease Biotechnology Biology Earth Science Engineering Chemistry Physics/Math Competencies with multiple colored lines are multi-disciplinary research areas Analyze institutional & country strengths Source: SciVal Spotlight 5

Lever 6: Strategic management of the research portfolio 19 Segment A High growth competencies where the Lund University is not (yet) leader  more funding? Recruit more talents in these areas? Segment B High growth and output leadership combined  what about the quality of output? Who are the authors to retain / hire? low Market Size Growth high low Relative Article Share high Source: SciVal Spotlight 6 Segment C Lower growth and follower’s position  are these new emerging areas of research or durable niches? Should they be “enhanced”? Segment D Lower growth and output leadership combined  how long will Lund University sustain these competencies? Do they still receive sufficient funding? Manage institutions & countries strategically

The components of the SciVal suite 20 Source Data View funding opportunities & intelligence Establish directory of research expertise Analyze institutional strengths Benchmark performance of researchers & teams Custom Development and Data Reporting Services Other Sources

Study on the International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base – BIS Comprehensive data sources and broad set of tools Scopus SciVal Spotlight Lexis-Nexis Patents OECD HESA ProTon Europe HE-BCI Eurostat ASTP HE-BCI ScienceDi rect London │8 April

Australian Research Council – ERA 2010 –Assessment of research quality within Australia's higher education institutions using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognized experts. –ERA uses leading researchers to evaluate research in eight discipline clusters. –ERA will detail areas within institutions and disciplines that are internationally competitive, as well as point to emerging areas where there are opportunities for development and further investment. –Early January 2010 – Aug/Sep 2010 –First trial (PCE) in 2009 –Scopus selected as source information provider and partner 22 More info on: EID tagging process Dedicated Web Service

Last but not least – REF

Summary 24 Quality information Quality research Quality of life

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