Metrics can be used to demonstrate your research performance for grant applications and more.
The tool you use to locate evidence to support your claims of research impact will vary depending on your discipline.
Each discipline has its own citing and publishing behaviour, and the value of metric analysis will vary across disciplines. Results will vary between the databases as they are searching different collections of journals and other resources.
Citation indexes can provide a range of different metrics at an article and author level, including citation counts (author and article), h-index (author) and output (author). ACU Library subscribes to:
Research evaluation tools analyse citation data harvested from a citation index, like Scopus or Web of Science. Use these tools to assist with benchmarking your research performance. ACU Library subscribes to:
| Type of evidence | Tools | Examples |
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| Summary of research performance |
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| Summary with greater depth |
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Percentage of documents in high citation percentiles |
| Collaboration information |
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Institutional, country, global collaboration |
| Attention to my work outside of academia |
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| Compare my metrics and citations to others |
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Benchmarking outputs at an individual, group, country or institution level |
| Understand the reach and influence of my work |
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Citing articles (and author) analysis |
| Journal metrics |
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| Book metrics |
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The following databases provide basic citation counts and may be useful if your publications are not represented in Scopus or Web of Science.
Always consult grant/promotion guidelines for applicants, as the source of citation data is often limited to Scopus or Web of Science.
| Database | Disciplinary coverage |
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| Google Scholar | Multidisciplinary |
| CINAHL Complete (cited references) | Nursing, midwifery and allied health |
| ACM Digital Library | Computing |
| EconLit with Full Text | Economics |
| GreenFILE | Environmental impacts |
| Historical Abstracts | History |
| Hospitality & Tourism Complete | Hospitality and tourism |
| Journals@Ovid | Science and medicine |
| Lexis Advance (Law journals/ Cases and Commentary) | Law |
| LGBT Life with Full Text | LGBT |
| Westlaw AU (Law journals/Cases and commentary) | Law |
| HeinOnline (Law journals) | Law |
| Medline Complete | Medicine, nursing |
| LexisNexis - Capital Monitor (Parliamentary Speeches) | Law |
| AustLII - Australasian Legal Information Institute (Cases and Commentary) | Law |
| Political Science Complete | Political science |
| Proquest | Multidisciplinary |
| SocINDEX with Full Text | Gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies and social work |
| SpringerLink | Multidisciplinary |