CITATION ANALYSIS OF YOUR PUBLICATIONS USING SCOPUS AND WEB OF SCIENCEby the NUS Libraries Cited Reference Team22 April 2009 & 24 April 2009

What is Citation Analysis?Scopus and Web of Science

Which database?Citation analysis using ScopusCitation analysis using Web of ScienceSo is it Scopus or Web of Science?

Outline

Cited Work(Your work)

Number of citing articles (times cited) for each cited work

4

3

1

6 Articles that have cited your works1 Self-Citation

8 (Total citation count)

A

B

C

What is Citation Analysis?

Citing Article (cited by)

a

b

c

d

e

B

At the end of this session,

You will have learnt to obtain The total citation count of your

publications. The number and list of articles that have

cited your publications excluding those articles written by you.

Scopus and Web of Science

Which database?

Generally…

If your works are Scopus WoS

- published mainly in journals x x

- published mainly in conferences and books x x

- cited mainly by journal articles x x

- cited mainly by conference papers x

- published mainly outside Asia x x

- published within Asia x

- in the Sciences x x

- in the Social Sciences x x

by Kenneth Lim

Science Resource Librarian

Citation analysis using Scopus

Cited Work(Your work)

Citing Article

(cited by)

Number of citing articles (times cited) for each cited work

View Record

4 View record

3 View Record

1

6 Articles that have cited your works1 Self-Citation

8 (Total citation count)

A

B

C

Cited Ref search & Author search

a

b

c

d

e

B

A Hands-on Example

Author: Mike W.-L. CheungWebpage: http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/psycwlm/internet/

So is it Scopus or Web of Science?

An example of Citation Analysis of a Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer Lecturer A

Databases Scopus WoS % increase using Scopus

Total Citations Count (including self-citation) 295 277 6.50%

Total number of articles that Cited the Engineer's work (including self citation)

220 205 7.32%

Total number of articles by the Engineer's work that he had cited himself

35 36 -2.78%

Total number of articles that Cited the Engineer's work (excluding self citation)

185 169 9.47%

As at 14 Apr 2009

For a more efficient search . . .

Have a unique name Be consistent in the way you are named

when you publish Maintain a CV that includes

All your publications All institutional affiliations over the course

of your career

If you have any questions, please contact:

Arts & Humanities – Tim Yap Fuan – clbtimyf@nus.edu.sg

Social Sciences – Hayati Abdul - clbha@nus.edu.sg

Business – Wong Kah Wei – hlbwkw@nus.edu.sg

Engineering – Karen Yap - clbyapym@nus.edu.sg

Medical – Kenneth Lim – slblekk@nus.edu.sg

Science – Kenneth Lim – slblekk@nus.edu.sg

Thank you