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ShanghaiRanking Consultancy (SRC) launches Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016 using Scopus data and SciVal metrics

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 20:15

We are pleased to announce that the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy (SRC) is using Scopus data and metrics from SciVal analytics for its Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2016. The recently released ranking ranks global universities in 7 engineering subjects, including Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering, Environmental Science & Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

This new subject ranking

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Five steps to creating a citation overview in Scopus

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Mon, 05/23/2016 - 17:16

In this Scopus Webinar, Scopus Product Manager, Kai Wan, joined us to share some best practices on how to use Scopus analysis tools in your research. Based on minutes 00:11:03–00:15:18 of his presentation, this tip & trick shares why and how to use the Scopus Citation overview tool.

The Scopus Citation Overview tool offers an interactive way to:

  • View the citation trend for a set of documents
  • Find all publications citing a specific
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Scheduled maintenance for Scopus on Sunday, May 22

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 23:35

On Sunday, May 22, 2016, Scopus will experience a brief service outage due to scheduled maintenance.The service disruption is expected to be short and will occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. GMT) and 11:00 a.m EDT (3:00 p.m. GMT).

We recommend using www.thetimenow.com/worldclock.php or a similar application to convert the planned outage time to your local time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

To stay informed about service updates and product enhancements, we

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May 22 2016
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Why the National Science Foundation (NSF) chose Scopus data for the Science & Engineering Indicators report

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Wed, 05/18/2016 - 17:15

Every 2 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) releases its Science & Engineering Indicators report, widely acknowledged as the definitive source of information on US

research trends. This report is mandated by the US Congress and although it is policy neutral and does not make recommendations, the information and trends revealed help guide policy makers and influence strategic planning and benchmarking for universities and state governments.

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Re-evaluation: Maintaining high-quality content in Scopus

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Tue, 05/03/2016 - 02:29

Almost a year ago we announced the launch of the new Re-evaluation program for Scopus content. This program was created as an incentive for journals to maintain their high content quality. When a journal is originally suggested for Scopus, it must undergo a rigorous evaluation and selection process to ensure it meets all the high-quality title selection criteria required for acceptance into Scopus. However, journals must also demonstrate the ability to maintain their quality status year over

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Celebrating Earth Day: SciVal and Scopus investigate

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified)
on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 15:56

Today, April 22nd is Earth Day and we celebrate this day with a joint SciVal and Scopus infographic. Now in its 46th year, Earth Day aims to promote a healthy, sustainable environment, address climate change and protect the Earth for future generations.

In 2015, Elsevier’s Analytical Services team in collaboration with SciDev.Net wrote a report about the global research landscape that surrounds the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainability in Science report focused on 6

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Scopus undergoes testing to improve your search experience

Submitted by Susannah Beatty...
on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 17:45

A few weeks ago, we posted on the importance of A/B testing and how it allows us to make better data-driven decisions about how to improve Scopus. In part two, we will focus on improvements to Scopus search that will start this coming week. This work will enable us to move forward with improvements to the search experience. For example, due to timing differences during processing, citation count values may appear to be different from (e.g.

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