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'2015 Best Chinese University Ranking' report based on Scopus data

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 03/02/2015 - 13:26

We are pleased to announce that the inaugural and recently-released "2015 Best Chinese University Ranking" report, based on evaluation by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy (SRC), is using Scopus data and metrics from SciVal analytics. A truly exciting start to the Year of the Sheep (as 2015 is referred to by the Chinese zodiac)!

The report provides a detailed look at key research performance indicators of more than 1,000 higher education institutions across mainland China.

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Metrics
Rankings
Assessment
Content

New SciVal Trends module is released (with webinar)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 02/25/2015 - 10:47

Offering quick and easy access to the research performance of 4,600 research institutions and 220 countries worldwide, SciVal provides unparalleled flexibility to define and create your own research areas. By enabling deeper analysis of these research areas, the new Trends module now allows you to spot research trends, discover top-performing countries, institutions, authors and journals, and compare them to the performance of your own research groups.

In addition to the regular citation and

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SciVal
Metrics

Case Study: Scopus supports innovation in diagnostic testing

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 02/24/2015 - 09:47

Did you know that Scopus is used by more than 3,000 academic, government and corporate institutions? We had the chance to interview some of the corporate researchers who work with Scopus on a regular basis and asked them about their experience. This is the story of Chris, a biologist and an experienced research scientist in parasitology and virology.

In his current role as a regional head of R&D, Chris focuses on existing product support as well as

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Corporate
Case Studies

Scopus Conference Expansion Program exceeds targets

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 02/19/2015 - 10:01

We are happy to announce that the Scopus Conference Expansion Program (CEP) is now complete, exceeding its original goal with over 1,000 conference titles, 6,000 conference events and 400,000 conference papers newly covered in both Scopus and Ei Compendex. The Conference Expansion Program, which ran from 2011-2014, consistently focused on disciplines where the communication of findings at international meetings is especially important, primarily Computer Science and Engineering, boosting the

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Conferences

2014 – Scopus’ Year in Review

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 01/05/2015 - 10:07

2014 was a banner year for Scopus featuring great releases, further content expansion for all content types and continuous product improvements based on your feedback. Let’s take a closer look at last year's high points:

  • First, 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of Scopus. Since its launch in 2004, Scopus has grown to become the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, containing 55 million records and more than 21,000 journals from all major fields.

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Service Announcement: Scopus issue with search

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Tue, 12/23/2014 - 11:25

Update (Saturday, December 20, 2014):

We are pleased to report that the issue with our search engine has been resolved, particularly with respect to cardinality and associated features. We are monitoring the system closely.  If you experience any other issues with Scopus, please contact the help desk using "Help and Contact" link in Scopus.

Original Post (Friday, December 19, 2014):

Scopus is experiencing an issue with its search engine, particularly with respect to cardinality.

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Search
Maintenance

UK REF 2014 results released (and they use Scopus data!)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Thu, 12/18/2014 - 13:40

Yesterday marks a key milestone in the United Kingdom's REF 2014 journey. Following initial consultations in 2007 through to the deadline for submissions in November 2013, 155 higher education institutions across the UK have dedicated a huge amount of time and resource to this process. The results published December 17 will highlight both the quality and non-academic impact of each institution’s research, and mark the culmination of years of hard work.

As the impact of the results begins to be

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Assessment
REF 2014
Metrics

Scopus continues to add pre-1996 citations

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Mon, 12/08/2014 - 09:30

In March, we launched the Cited Reference Expansion Program to include cited references in the Scopus database going back to 1970 for pre-1996 content. Our goal is to expand the ability for users to perform long-term, extensive bibliometric and historic trend analyses – and enhance h-indices for those researchers who published pre-1996.

As of November 1st we started re-indexing content and pre-1996 archives with cited references are now loaded on a daily basis.

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Content
h-index
Author Profiles
Citations
Metrics

Scopus increases interoperability with SciVal and introduces new journal metric

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 12/05/2014 - 08:57

On December 4, Scopus released two important new features. The Scopus header has been redesigned to increase the interoperability with SciVal, Elsevier’s benchmarking and analytics product. Also a new journal metric called Impact per Publication (IPP) has been added to allow researchers and librarians better compare and evaluate journals.

Redesigned Scopus header: increased interoperabillity with SciVal
The Scopus header has been updated to align more closely with SciVal, Elsevier’s benchmarking

Release Date: 
December 4 2014
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Release
Metrics

Scopus and web accessibility

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Wed, 12/03/2014 - 11:00

Held annually on December 3rd the International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPwD) is a United Nations-sanctioned day that aims to increase public awareness and promote the understanding of disability issues. This year one of the focus areas of IDPwD is the role of technology in creating enabling working environments.

Accessibility features in Scopus

At Elsevier we consistently and proactively work to make our products accessible to all users, regardless of their physical abilities.

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