Get started with SciVal
SciVal is a bibliometric tool that can be used to analyse and visualize the positioning of research of individuals, groups and institutes. As a researcher, you can use SciVal for example to create evaluation reports, identify a publication strategy, and to find new collaborations.
What does Scival provide?
SciVal uses the Scopus database and provides publication information and metrics of over 24,000 research institutions and their associated researchers based across more than 230 nations worldwide.
You can define your own publication sets, groups or research areas by using keywords, or import publications from Scopus or for example using a list of DOIs. You can also collect and group names of colleague researchers or (potential) collaborators to analyse group performances.
Explore
Use Explore to get key performance metrics for single entities, such as researchers, groups of researchers, institutions, group of institutions, countries and more.
The sections within Explore:
- Overview provides a high-level overview of your or other institution's research performance based on publications, citations, and collaboration.
- Collaboration is where you can evaluate the existing research collaborations of your and other institutions and identify potential partners.
- Trends is where you can evaluate all aspects of Topics, Research Areas and Publication Sets. You can learn about the key players and rising stars within an area of interest.
Compare
Use Compare to compare and benchmark the research performance of two or more researchers, groups of researchers, institutions, group of institutions, countries.
The section within Compare:
- Benchmarking lets you easily evaluate your research performance in comparison to others in your region, country and the world.
Reporting
The Reporting section in SciVal allows you to create rich reports specifically tailored to support your institution's distinct research strategy.
How to get started with SciVal - Resources for support
- Visit the webpage SciVal 10 for a quick overview of how it works and access SciVal to explore the tool.
- Visit SciVal LibGuide to assist you in getting started and getting access to SciVal and how to use SciVal.
- Access the SciVal Quick Reference Guide to get an extensive overview of the features of SciVal and how to use them.
Note: TU Delft does not have access to Grants and to Impact.
Do you have questions or need help or practical examples?
Consult the FAQ and the ever-growing number of SciVal use cases or mail library@tudelft.nl.
Share your feedback
If you have any feedback, ideas, suggestions etc. after using SciVal, please send these to library@tudelft.nl. Your feedback is highly appreciated as it helps us to improve our services and support as a Library.