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ISI Essential Science IndicatorsAn analytical look at the scientific landscape

Jeff ClovisDirector, Global Sales Support

April 9, 2003 Santiago, Chile

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The ISI Web of KNOWLEDGE:

– A dynamic, integrated, Web-based platform providing high quality content and tools to access, analyze, and manage research information

– Uses new technologies to integrate, extend, and organize the research environment

The ISI Web of KNOWLEDGE goal:

– Enhance the entire research process by allowing both novice and expert users to quickly locate the essential, relevant information they need -- exactly when they need it -- directly from the desktop 24/7

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The ISI Web of KNOWLEDGE

A look at Essential Science Indicators, one of ISI’s analytical tools

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Essential Science Indicators

What is Essential Science Indicators?– A tool that helps researchers, administrators, deans, and directors

measure the productivity, influence, and impact of worldwide research activity in 22 fields of science and social science

What kinds of questions can ESI help me answer? Examples:– Which universities produce the most highly-cited chemistry

research? Is my university one of them, and if so, what is our ranking?

– Which researchers have published the most influential work in immunology over the past 10 years?

– I published a paper in 1997 in the field of microbiology. It has been cited 45 times to date -- how does this compare to other papers published in this discipline?

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What does “Essential” mean?– Only the top percentage of research is included, not all research.

Where does the data come from?– We review 10 years of data from the ISI Web of Science® (9.5

million papers)– We group papers by category into 22 fields and calculate the total

number of citations– We select only the top percentage:

• Top 1% of scientists• Top 1% of institutions• Top 50% of countries• Top 50% of journals

– Updated every 2 months

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• Agricultural Science

• Biology & Biochemistry

• Chemistry

• Clinical Medicine

• Computer Science

• Economics & Business

• Engineering

• Environment/ Ecology

• Geosciences

• Immunology

• Materials Science

• Mathematics

• Microbiology

• Molecular Biology & Genetics

• Multidisciplinary

• Neuroscience & Behavior

• Pharmacology

• Physics

• Plant & Animal Science

• Psychiatry/Psychology

• Social Sciences--general

• Space Science

Covering 22 fields

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What are the 4 parts of Essential Science Indicators?1. Citation rankings

Instituion, Scientist, Country, Journal

2. Most cited papers: long-term vs. “hot”• Highly Cited Papers (top 1% per research field, 70,000+) • Hot Papers (top cited in 2 month period, ~1400)

3. Citation Analysis• Baselines against which to measure your performance• “Research Fronts” to track new trends

4. Editorial commentary• inCites (interviews and essays) and Special Topics (articles)• Science Watch (archives of science trends newsletter)

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Summary: What are the benefits of Essential Science Indicators?– Rankings

• Use researchers’ acknowledgements (citations) to quantify top research and rank a scientist, institution, country, or journal by influence and impact

• Find the productivity of an institution (number of papers) as well as its influence (number of citations)

– Benchmark analysis• Use citation averages to measure the relative influence of

your research against others in the same field– Editorial commentary

• Gain a view of the scientific landscape through essays and articles; offering context and background, not just numbers

ISI Essential Science IndicatorsAn analytical look at the scientific landscape

Thank you!

Jeff ClovisDirector, Global Sales Support

April 9, 2003 Santiago, Chile

isi essential science indicators - cincel

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