Use the three platforms below to look up your h-Index (and/or that of your nominated researcher).
Does your h-Index differ across platforms? Why might this happen?
Why do you think the h-Index of a more established/experienced researcher is higher?
Use the following step-by-step instructions to help you answer the questions, then use FLUX to share with the group
Access Web of Science
Select the 'Researchers' tab. Enter your 'Last Name' and 'First Name and Middle Initial(s)' as directed, then click 'Search'. If you know your ORCID, you may also use this by clicking 'Author Identifiers' (instead of 'Name Search').
Click the name of the record associated with you – your Web of Science Author Profile will now be displayed.
This page includes:
A list of your publications, sorted by date (most recent first)
Your h-Index (based on Web of Science data)
Citation information for each publication (based on Web of Science data)
Access Scopus, and click 'Authors' (to the right of 'Documents', above the search bar)
Enter your last name, and your first name, then click ‘Search’ If you know your ORCID, you may also use this to search for your Scopus AuthorID by choosing ‘ORCID’ from the ‘Search using’ dropdown menu
Click the name of the record associated with you - your Scopus AuthorID profile page will now be displayed. This page includes:
A list of your publications, sorted by date (most recent first)
Your h-Index (based on Scopus data) Document and citation trends over time (based on Scopus data)
Citation information for each publication (based on Scopus data)
Access Google Scholar
Enter your name in the search bar, and press ‘enter’ on your keyboard
If you have a Google Scholar profile, it will appear as the first result on the results page. Click on the link associated with your name, and your Google Scholar profile will now be displayed. This page contains a variety of information, including:
A list of your publications, sorted by citations (highest-cited first)
Your h-Index (based on Google Scholar data) Citation trends over time (based on Google Scholar data)
Citation information for each publication (based on Google Scholar data)
Use Scopus to discover the Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) for at least one of your published conference papers or articles (and/or an article authored by your nominated researcher).
What does the FWCI tell you about the scholarly impact of an article?
Use the following step-by-step instructions to help you answer the question, then use FLUX to share with the group
Access Scopus and click 'Authors' (to the right of 'Documents', above the search bar)
Enter your last name, and first name, then click ‘Search’ If you know your ORCID, you may also use this to search for your Scopus AuthorID by choosing ‘ORCID’ from the ‘Search using’ dropdown menu
Click the name of the record associated with you - your Scopus AuthorID profile page will now be displayed (the same page as in Activity Two)
Scroll down to your list of publications, and using the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the screen, select 'Sort By: Cited By (Highest)'
Click the title of the first conference paper or article (i.e. the one with the highest citations). You will now be able to view the Scopus Metrics (Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and Percentile) for this publication in the box on the right-hand-side of your screen.
You can click on ‘View All Metrics’ for more detailed analysis
The FWCI measures how well-cited an article or conference paper is when compared to similar articles. A FWCI of 1 means output is performing just as expected for the global average. Less than 1 means the output is cited less than expected according to the global average, and more than 1 means the output is more cited than expected according to the global average (e.g. a FWCI of 1.48 means the output is 48% more cited than expected).
The Percentile indicates how the paper ranks compared with other papers published in the same field/timeframe. For example, a paper in the 96th Percentile is in the top 4% of papers cited that were published in the same field/timeframe
Note: You do not need to complete the following step, unless you are interested...
Use the ‘Back’ button in your browser to return to your list of publications on your Scopus AuthorID profile page (Step 4), and click ‘View List in Search Results Format’ (to the left of your list of publications)
In this view, you can analyse your publication set as a whole (using the filters on the left-hand-side of the screen). Click ‘Analyze Search Results’ to view more detailed information about your publication set
Return to your list of complete publications on your Scopus AuthorID profile page (Step 4), and click ‘Cited by x Documents’ (above your list of publications), followed by ‘View List in Search Results Format’ to analyse the set of publications which have cited your research.
Use Web of Science to discover the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of at least two journals you (and/or your nominated researcher) have published, or would consider publishing, in. What does the JIF of your journals tell you about them?
What is the rank/Quartile (or CiteScore) of your selected journal/s, and what does this mean?
Use the following step-by-step instructions to help you answer the question, then use FLUX to share with the group
Note: If either/both of your journals are not indexed in Web of Science, try using Scopus to discover each journals' CiteScore
Access Web of Science
Select the 'Researchers' tab
Enter your 'Last Name' and 'First Name and Middle Initial(s)' as directed, then click ‘Search’. If you know your ORCID, you may also use this by clicking ‘Author Identifiers’ (instead of ‘Name Search’).
Click the name of the record associated with you – your Web of Science Author Profile will now be displayed.
Click on the Journal Title for your most recent publication
The pop-up window that appears will display the Impact Factor for the Journal, as well as:
The Journal Citation Report (JCR) Category/ies for the Journal (e.g. 'Robotics')
The rank of the journal in for the JCR Category/ies it belongs to (e.g. 16 of 28 journals for 'Robotics')
The Quartile the journal belongs to for its JCR Category/ies (e.g. Q3 (or, Top 75%) for the 'Robotics' JCR Category)
What evidence of sectoral and societal impact, impact can you view for your article in Altmetric Explorer?
Use the following step-by-step instructions to help you answer the question, then use FLUX to share with the group
Note: You'll need to sign up for a free Altmetric Explorer account (using your Monash email address, and a new password) before you can use Altmetric.
Access Altmetric and either register for a new account or log in as instructed.
Enter your or your researcher's name in the ‘Quick Search’ box in the top right-hand-side of your screen. Various results will display – look for a match in the ‘Verified Authors from Monash University’ list.
If the name you searched appears, click on it
If the name does not appear, click ‘Choose from XXX other matching authors’
you will be taken to the ‘Edit Search’ screen and prompted to find your name from a drop-down list of profiles.
Select your name, and click ‘Run Search’ in the bottom right-hand-side of the screen
The Altmetric Profile will now be displayed, which provides a variety of information, including:
The total number of ‘mentions’ your publications have received
The total number of your outputs (i.e. publications) that have received attention (i.e. mentions)
The breakdown of attention sources that have mentioned your publications (e.g. social media, policy papers, news media, etc.)
Scroll to ‘Top Outputs’, and click on the title of the first publication listed (i.e. the publication with the highest amount of attention)
The Altmetric Details Page for this publication will now display. Use the information presented to assess the type of attention your publication has received