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SciVal

Explore research performance, collaboration, research topics, trends, and benchmarking with SciVal, a research analytics platform designed to support evidence-based analysis of research activity and impact.

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介紹

SciVal is a research analytics platform that uses bibliographic and citation data to help researchers and institutions explore research performance, collaboration, research topics, and trends.

Researchers can use SciVal to examine their own research profile, explore research areas, identify potential collaborators, compare research activity, and understand developments within a field.

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Database & Platform Scope

Research Performance

Explore publication output, citation patterns, and other indicators used to understand research activity.

Research Topics

Identify and explore research topics, emerging areas, and patterns of research activity.

合作

Analyze collaboration patterns between researchers, institutions, countries, and other research entities.

Benchmarking

Compare research activity and performance using appropriate indicators, groups, institutions, or fields.

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Access & Login Requirements

Institutional Access

Register the Scival account by using USJ email.

重要提示: Please use the library’s database access route whenever possible.
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SciVal Platform

Research Analytics

Explore Research from Multiple Perspectives

SciVal provides tools for exploring research activity at different levels, from individual researchers and research groups to institutions, countries, disciplines, and topics.

Researchers

Explore publication activity, citation information, research topics, and collaboration patterns.

Institutions

Examine institutional research output and patterns across disciplines and research areas.

Countries & Regions

Explore research activity and collaboration across countries and geographic regions.

Research Topics

Investigate research topics and identify areas of growing or changing research activity.

合作

Examine existing collaboration patterns and discover potential research connections.

Benchmarking

Compare selected research entities using appropriate indicators and contextual information.

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What Can Researchers Use SciVal For?

Explore Your Research Profile

Examine your indexed research output and explore how publications and citations are represented within the research analytics environment.

Identify Research Topics

Explore topics associated with research output and investigate areas that may be relevant to your research.

Find Potential Collaborators

Explore researchers and institutions working in related research areas to support collaboration discovery.

Monitor Research Trends

Examine changes in research activity and identify developing areas within a research field.

Benchmark Research

Compare selected researchers, institutions, topics, or other research entities using relevant indicators.

Support Research Planning

Use research analytics as one source of evidence when developing research strategies, projects, and collaboration plans.

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Research Metrics & Indicators

Publications

Examine research output and publication activity.

Citations

Explore citation activity associated with research output.

合作

Examine patterns of collaboration across research entities.

Research Topics

Explore topic-level research activity and development.

Use metrics carefully: Research metrics should be interpreted in context. Citation patterns vary substantially by discipline, publication type, research area, and other factors. Metrics should complement, rather than replace, qualitative assessment of research.
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Benefits for Researchers

Understand Research Performance

Gain a structured view of publication and citation activity associated with your research.

Discover Research Opportunities

Explore research topics, institutions, and researchers connected to your field.

Develop Collaboration

Use collaboration information to identify researchers and institutions for further investigation.

Track Research Trends

Explore developments in research topics and fields over time.

Support Research Planning

Use research analytics as evidence when considering research directions and collaboration opportunities.

Communicate Research Impact

Use appropriate research indicators and contextual information when presenting research activity.

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Suggested Research Workflow

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Define Your Research Area

Identify your research field, topic, institution, researcher, or research group of interest.

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Explore SciVal

Search researchers, institutions, topics, and collaboration patterns relevant to your research.

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Analyze the Evidence

Examine publication, citation, topic, collaboration, and other available indicators in context.

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Apply the Findings

Use the findings to support literature discovery, research planning, collaboration, or research reporting.

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USJ Library Research Support

The USJ Library can provide guidance on using research databases and research analytics tools, including database searching, citation information, literature discovery, and research support resources.

For assistance with interpreting research metrics or developing a research search strategy, please contact the USJ Library.