SciVal Spotlight Resource Library
Brochures and Fact Sheets
SciVal Spotlight Prospectus
Detailed brochure of the value and capabilities of SciVal Spotlight
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SciVal Spotlight Fact Sheet
1-page overview of SciVal Spotlight with sample screens
Available in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, 汉语, 日本語, Русско
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Perpectives Series White Papers - Applications and Use Scenarios
Identifying Multidisciplinary Researchers to Support Internal Collaboration
Abstract
Hoping to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration at their institution, university leaders may benefit greatly by identifying highly-connective researchers that are using fusion or diffusion to advance multidisciplinary research.
By analyzing the top authors in a multidisciplinary competency of an institution’s map, a university leader may define the relationship between faculty members as well as their research contributions and possible influence in supporting interdisciplinary research initiatives. The successful identification of these authors will aid a university’s efforts to foster multidisciplinary collaboration, and this will hopefully lead to larger and more successful research projects and funding for the institution.
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Maximizing Research Funding at the Institutional Level
Abstract
At a time when university leaders are striving to maintain research quality amidst financial uncertainty, many institutions are assessing
their potential to attract funding.
Often unable to determine where to focus their research efforts, universities require clear direction on which steps to take toward maximizing funding. Using SciVal Spotlight as the intelligence tool and actual data from an elite Japanese university as our model, we chose a selection of research strengths to examine. We then calculated the amount of competitive funds awarded to the institute’s researchers over a specified time period and analyzed their potential to attract additional funding. Within the life sciences, we identified six distinct research specialties where the institution is competitively positioned to acquire supplemental funding. Should the institution choose to adjust its strategy to better support these under funded research strengths, it stands to
gain an estimated 20 million JPY (approximately 215,000 USD) from additional grants.
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White Papers and Research Studies
Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career
A Guide for Early Career Researchers
Author: Professor Alan M Johnson AM
M.A.(Hons), M.Ed.Mgmt., B.App.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc.
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Co-Citation Analysis: The Methodology of SciVal Spotlight
Abstract
To date, research output has been evaluated based on the journal in which it is published. Each scientific journal is classified into a major field despite the fact that journals are progressively covering a wider array of disciplines and paradigms (sub-topics) that are not properly reflected in their field classification. The nature of this “square peg in a round hole” system leaves critical interdisciplinary research overlooked and unaccounted for – allowing only a simplistic and reductionist view of current institutional research initiatives. SciVal Spotlight was developed to overcome this knowledge gap by providing a broader and deeper view of research performance.
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New Research Landscapes: New Tools for Driving Success
Author: Professor Daryl Daryl Le Grew, Vice-Chancellor & President, University of Tasmania
Abstract:
Research in the University sector balances on the knife edge of globalization. Research now crosses disciplines, national boundaries and researchers, ideas and technologies are highly mobile, as is funding support; rules of engagement are increasingly global as quality assessment relates to ranking systems and regulatory systems are multi-jurisdictional. Infrastructure is increasingly shared among and between research organizations. Government and funding agencies demand public good and economic development returns on their research investments.
As the research landscape evolves, so do the tools that are required for Research Executives and Managers (REMs) to evaluate research performance (both within and across disciplines), as well as make informed decisions about strategic direction, staff recruitment & retention, and potential collaborators.
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Identifying Distinctive Competencies in Science
Author: Richard Klavans and Kevin W. Boyack
Abstract:
Science mapping is an alternative method for identifying areas of scientific leadership for a university. This method reveals the fine structure of science using bibliographic analysis and visualization algorithms. We compare the results from science mapping to those from traditional ranking approaches. Using the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) as a test case, we find that science mapping more accurately identifies the university’s distinctive competencies in science.
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Evolution of Distinctive Competencies
An Analysis for the University of Utah (July 2009)
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