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Scopus Advanced Features
Alissa V. Fial, MA, MLIS Reference/Education Librarian
Topics to Be Covered
• Scopus—Background Information • Set Up an Account in Scopus • Journal Analytics • Author Searching • Citation Tracking
Scopus
• Covers scientific literature citations and web resources
• Content updated daily • 46 million records • Over 18,000 titles • Includes conference papers and proceedings,
scientific web pages, and patents
Access
Account Set Up
• Register – Name – Email/Password – Areas of Research/Role – Optional: emails from Elsevier – Not Optional: agreement
• Check for registration email • Log-in
Journal Analytics
• Information about the journal – Publisher – Dates of Coverage – SJR – SNIP – Citations – Docs – Percent Not Cited – Percent Reviews
SJR – SCImago Journal Rank
• Status of the journal • Follows methodology similar to Google’s
algorithm • Weighted for each citation • Note: Not an Impact Factor
– Consider using when the journal does not have an Impact Factor
SNIP – Source-Normalized Impact per Paper
• Ratio of a source’s average citation count per paper to the citation potential in the specific subject field
• “Corrects” across research fields • Citations counts in Social Sciences are lower than Life
Sciences
Other Features
• Citations – Total number of citations received by journal in each
year • Docs
– Total number of documents published in the journal in each year
• Percent Not Cited – Percentage of articles not cited in each year
• Percent Reviews – Percentage of articles that are review
Journal Impact Factor
• Journal Citation Reports (JCR) – Impact factor of journal – Subject search – Journal title search
Sample Search
• Research: “Aqueous humor dynamics” • Look for a journal with “eye” in the title
• Where should I publish? – Journal analytics – Compare three journals
Sample Search
• Select “Sources” from dashboard • Type in “eye” in the search box • Review results
Sources selected from Dashboard
Search for eye
Results
Sample Search
• Journal Information – Subject area – Publisher – ISSN/e-ISSN – Scopus dates of coverage – Documents available (viewable by year)
Subject area
Publisher
ISSN/e-ISSN
Scopus dates of coverage
View list of documents available
by year
Sample Search
• Journal analytics – Compare three journals:
1. Experimental Eye Research 2. Current Eye Research 3. Eye
– Create a line chart – Email the information
Author Searching
• Information about the author – Affiliation – Number of documents – Subject area – Author Evaluator
• Performance of Author • h-index
– Measures an individual’s work – Based upon author’s citations and number of times an author
has been cited
Sample Search
• Author: Carol Toris
Select Author Search Tab
Author’s Last name and Initials or First Name
Select Search
Multiple Authors Listed
• Why does this happen? – Scopus uses an algorithm to decide which
documents get attached to each author • Includes names, affiliations, email addresses
– When Scopus does not feel 100% certain of a match, they will create another profile
Combine Authors
• Use when other names listed are possible • Select the names • Click on “search documents”
– The search OR’s the results
Show the Documents
Select the names
Search Query
Combine Authors
• Find potential author matches – Review the author names provided – Select View Grouped with Author – Results will show two columns:
1. Original author selected 2. Results of grouping
– May save group
First Author Searched
Author grouping results
Save the group
Merge Author
• Use when other names are possible • Use for the authors you know or if you are the
author • Steps:
1. Review authors 2. Select preferred name 3. Review profile 4. Submit merge request to Scopus
Select the names
Request to merge authors
Press Start
Step 1: Review Authors
Press Next Choose preferred
name from list
Step 2: Select Preferred Name
Edit documents
Press Next
Step 3: Review Profile
Press Submit
Prepare email/ Include any comments
Step 4: Submit Merge Changes to Scopus
Request Author Detail Changes
• Use when other names are possible • Use for the authors you know or if you are the
author • Steps:
1. Select author(s) to include 2. Select preferred name 3. Review documents
– Search for missing documents 4. Review profile 5. Submit changes to Scopus
Step 1: Select Author(s) to Include
Press Start
Step 2: Select Preferred Name
Choose preferred name from list
Press Next
Step 3: Review Documents
Choose any Incorrect articles
Search for Missing Documents
Press Search for missing documents
Search for Missing Documents
Type in search terms or article title
Press search
Search for Missing Documents
Choose articles
Add selected articles
Step 4: Review Profile
Press Next
Step 5: Submit Changes
Prepare email/ Include any comments
Press Submit
Author Page • Personal
– Name (including other possible listings) • Research
– Documents – References – Citations – h-index – Co-authors – Web Search – Subject areas
• History – Date range of publication
Personal
Research
History
Set Up Email Alert
• E-mail – Email notifications for every time the author
publishes – Email notifications for every time the author is
cited
Alert when Author Publishes
Alert when Author is Cited
Author Evaluator
• Documents – Sources – Document types – Years – Subject areas – Co-authors
• h-index • Citations
– Number per year
Author Evaluator
Documents Pie Chart
h-index Graph
Citations Graph
Citation Tracking
• Track the number of times an article has been cited (can go as far back as 1996)
• Authors may use to track own work • May exclude author’s self-citations
Exclude Self Citations
Date Range
Affiliation Searching
• Type full name of institution • Can group affiliations
Affiliation Page • Name
– Including other possible listings • Research
– Documents – Authors – Patents
• Collaborating affiliations – Listing
• Find potential matches • Set Up Document Alerts • Subject Areas
– Chart for subject areas of publication
Name
Research
Collaborating Affiliations
Potential Matches
Set up Document
Alerts
Subject Areas