August 2023

THE Impact Rankings 2023: Celebrating Universities' Commitment to Sustainability and UN SDGs

Submitted by Rachel McCullough
on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 19:16

On June 1, 2023, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings were released, recognizing universities' significant contributions to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This comprehensive evaluation measures institutions' dedication to sustainability across four key areas: research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.

2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) now available on Scopus

Submitted by Rachel McCullough
on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 20:12

Scopus has released the 2023 United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the Scopus Document details page.

SDGs are specific research areas that challenge the global community to build a world where no one is left behind. Elsevier data science teams have built extensive keyword queries, supplemented with machine learning, to map documents to SDGs with very high precision.

The most notable update to the 2023 SDG classification is the inclusion of SDG17, "Partnerships for the goals."

Twitter metrics in PlumX to be discontinued on Scopus

Submitted by Rachel McCullough
on Tue, 08/29/2023 - 14:25

PlumX Metrics are a primary source of article metrics on Scopus, providing insights into the ways people interact with research output in the online environment. By categorizing the metrics into five categories – Usage, Captures, Mentions, Social Media, and Citations – PlumX helps make sense of a large amount of metrics data and enables analysis by comparing metrics that are compatible.

Due to changes in market conditions, on 31 August 2023, Twitter metrics will no longer be included in PlumX