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Happy Saint Patrick's Day! (+3 facts about the Irish research landscape)

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on Tue, 03/17/2015 - 12:53

Celebrating Irish culture and heritage, Saint Patrick's Day is observed every year on March 17 in commemoration of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), patron saint of Ireland.

Before donning our green shirts and running to the nearest Irish pub for a pint of Guinness, we wanted to have a closer look at how Ireland is performing  in terms of scientific research and output.

Here is Ireland's overview in SciVal for the period 2012-1014:

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Celebrating the ultimate pi moment

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on Fri, 03/13/2015 - 09:49

Pi Day is observed annually on March 14, commemorating the famous mathematical constant π (pi) that represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

On the occasion of Pi Day we dug through our Scopus math content: from a total of 2.3M+ results for subject area ''mathematics'', 71.4% of the content comes from journal articles, while 22.7% is derived from conference papers (compared to 82.3% and 15.1% respectively from one year ago).

You can view the complete breakdown below:

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Scopus provides insights into Amsterdam’s competitive advantages

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on Tue, 03/10/2015 - 11:00

Drawing on Scopus data, the ground-breaking report Mapping Research and Innovation: Understanding Amsterdam’s Competitive Advantage was released today showing how Amsterdam is building its future on a foundation of research to create a sustainable knowledge economy.

Developed by Elsevier Analytical Services in partnership with the Urban Innovation Network, the report explores the importance of aligning research with city development policies and provides a macro picture of Amsterdam’s research

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Librarians Do Research Too! — Download the free ebooklet

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on Fri, 03/06/2015 - 11:56

The newly available Librarians Do Research Too! is a 25-page ebooklet for Library and Information Science professionals who want to start their own research projects. This Library Connect Blueprint for Success provides inspiration, guidance and resources from a leading LIS researcher.

Author Carol Tenopir is the Chancellor’s Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville School of Information Sciences.

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

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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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New SciVal Trends module is released (with webinar)

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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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Case Study: Scopus supports innovation in diagnostic testing

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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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