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Research Impact & Intelligence: Research Intelligence
A guide to our services in research intelligence and resources to learn more.
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Research Analytic Tools
- SciValSciVal provides metrics based on publications by country, institution, department, or author. You can compare any of these groups, find collaborators based on similar publications, and identify trends in the metrics. Use your vt.edu email address to register for an account.
- InCites Essential Science Indicators from ClarivateInCites Essential Science Indicators (ESI) is a data analysis tool that uses information from the Web of Science Core Collection to rank and assess the research performance of authors, institutions, countries, and journals based on their publication counts and citation data across various scientific fields, allowing researchers to identify top performing research areas and influential individuals within their discipline; essentially, it provides a metric to measure the impact of research based on how frequently published articles are cited by other researchers.
- Dimensions PlusDimensions Plus indexes more than 100 million publications, ranging from articles published in scholarly journals, books and book chapters, to preprints and conference proceedings. Dimensions Plus is an extensive and fully interlinked database with publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets and policy documents. 1600s to present.
- Lens.orgThe Lens at its core is an aggregator of metadata, combining three unique content sets and one management tool as a base offering to include scholarly works, patents, patent biological sequences, and a collections tool.
Altmetrics Analytic Tools
- Altmetric Explorer for InstitutionsAltmetric Explorer for Institutions is an intuitive, web-based platform that enables users to search, monitor, and measure altmetrics: mentions and conversations surrounding the research outputs of specific authors, research groups, departments, and institutions.
- Altmetric BookmarkletWant to find out the Altmetric details for a research article or other output? Install the free bookmarklet for Chrome, Firefox and Safari to view the online shares and mentions of an article with a single click.
Grant Databases & Tools
- Funding Institutional from ElsevierFunding Institutional allows researchers to search for grant opportunities and provides historical data about awards and related publications. This data can be used to select opportunities that are the best fit and tailor proposals based on past success. Additionally, users can track award trends, find potential collaborators, and improve their understanding of the competitive landscape. Searches can be narrowed down by location, special interest (limited submission, amount greater than $1M, deadline within three months, multidisciplinary, or foundation or private sponsor) and/or by subject area. It includes information on more than 11,000 funding bodies and more than 24,000 active opportunities. Use your vt.edu email address to register for an account.
- Foundation Directory OnlineSearch for information about over 100,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities, or for information about nearly half a million grants. Parent organization, Foundation Center, also provides extensive free, online information about funding and managing nonprofit organizations. 2001-present.