Research Metrics: Measuring Research Performance

1. Select Explore

2. Click on Entity List.

3. By default, the selection would be in Institutions and groups. Select the entity of choice - Institutions or institution group, Researcher or research group (University of Dundee schools can be found under researcher groups)

In the Explore module, you can analyse a single entity, whereas the compare module allows you to benchmark multiple entities at once.

Analyse based on year:

1. From the year range drop down, select the time frame within which you would like to analyse the entity.

2. The sections in the side menu that are marked in with a purple dot can be analysed with a flexible year range.

3. The sections that are not marked with a purple dot have a fixed date range of ten, five, three and two years.

Analyse based on subject area:

1. Next to the year range drop down, there is an “All Subject Areas” drop down list. You can either select all subject areas or any specific subject area within which you would like to analyse the entity.

2. By default, the subject classification selected is ASJC (All Science Journal Classification).

3. All the analysis will now be modified to fit the subject area selected.

Using the templates provided by SciVal

1. After selecting the entity, you can click on the Create Report button on the top right side of the Explore page. This option will provide a list of templates that are designed for the selected entity.

2. Select the report template of choice (collaboration, benchmarking, high-level, etc). And select the values as prompted by the report creation pop-up. Once the values are populated, rename the report and select Create Report.

Note: These report templates are also available from the report template section in the reporting module.

Using Add to reporting

1. You will find the add to reporting feature above every individual analysis on the Explore and Compare pages.

2. While the report template provided by SciVal provides a pre-defined set of analyses for the report, the Add to Reporting feature allows you to customise a report with analyses you would like to include in the report.

3. You can use this feature to either add an analysis to an existing report or create a new report with the selected analysis. 

Accessing your reports

1. You will receive a notification on the top-right corner of the page confirming that your report has been created.

2. You can click on the link in the notification to view the report or you can select the newly created report from the Reporting module.

Modifying your reports

1. Select the report you wish to view or modify from the reporting module

2. Click Manage on the top-right corner of the report. From the drop down, you can drag and rearrange the analyses, delete any unwanted analyses by selecting the X at the end on the row.

3. 3. You can add an analysis to the report by selecting Add analysis at the end of the drop-down list. This will show a list of sample analyses that you can use.

Save and export Report

1. Select the Save As option from the top-right corner of the report. You can save a snapshot of the report, save the report as a template you can reuse later.

2. You can export the report into either excel, csv, pdf or word format.

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