Researcher profiles
Socrates
UWA's
research quality management system which links all of a researcher's
grant activity, research output and research training data currently
available in the University's authoritative data systems. Data is used
as a guide to the level of research being conducted by an individual, a
School, a Faculty and the University as a whole. Login with your staff
ID and pheme password and click on Help for more information.
There are many free researchers profiles available. They are a valuable tool to:
The University Library offers workshops and advice to help you set up your profiles. Contact your Senior Librarian for more information.
We recommend the following services:
- Showcase your work to the world
- Manage your publications list
- Be identified by potential collaborators
- Avoid misidentification
- Enable your research output to be attributed to UWA
- Track citation counts
- Enhance your UWA researcher profile page by including a link to other profiles
The University Library offers workshops and advice to help you set up your profiles. Contact your Senior Librarian for more information.
We recommend the following services:
Researcher ID - Thomson Reuters Web of Science
ResearcherID,
by Thomson Reuters, assigns a specific ID number to each registered
researcher in order to reduce problematic identity issues. Researchers
can add the details of their publications to their individual profile
and these are made available to anyone searching the database. Citation
metrics such as number of times cited and h-index are automatically
calculated using details from Web of Science.
My Citations - Google Scholar
Create
a profile in Google Scholar to ensure correct attribution of your
publications and citations. Profiles can be private or public. We
strongly recommend all citations are checked for accuracy.
Scopus Author Identifier
The
Scopus Author Identifier assigns a unique number to each author in the
Scopus database and groups together all their publications. It accounts
for variant versions of names by matching affiliations, addresses,
subject areas, co-authors and dates of publication. It automatically
calculates citation counts and the h-index.
ORCID
As
researchers and scholars, you face the challenge of distinguishing your
research activities from those with similar names. You need to be able
to attach your identity to research objects such as datasets, equipment,
articles, citations, experiments and patents. ORCID (supported by
Thomson Reteurs and Elsevier) provides two basic services: (1) a
registry to obtain a unique identifier and manage a record of
activities, and (2) APIs that support system-to-system communication and
authentication.
Factiva
Search for a researcher profile in media sources.
The h-index
An index to quantify an individual's scientific research output
J.E.
Hirsch's original article in which the h-index was proposed, published
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America. 2005; 102(46):16569-16572.
The H-index is a measure of an individual's impact on
the research community based upon the number of papers published and the
number of citations these papers have received.
The index was first proposed by J. E. Hirsch in 2005 and is defined as:
number of publications) 15 papers which have been cited at least 15
times each.
However if you wish to create a true H-index based on all unique
citations to your publications from all sources, you will need to
calculate it manually. The fewer papers you have the more significant
each citation becomes in terms of calculating your H-index. Please
contact Senior Librarians for more information on this process.
the research community based upon the number of papers published and the
number of citations these papers have received.
The index was first proposed by J. E. Hirsch in 2005 and is defined as:
A scientist has index h if h of
his/her Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np-h)
papers have no more than h citations each.
As an example, a researcher with an H-index of 15 has (of their totalhis/her Np papers have at least h citations each, and the other (Np-h)
papers have no more than h citations each.
number of publications) 15 papers which have been cited at least 15
times each.
| Researcher | A | Researcher | B | ||
| Paper rank | Citations | Paper rank | Citations | ||
| 1 | 10 | 1 | 1348 | Neither researcher can have an H-index of more than 6. | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 159 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 50 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Both researchers have an H-index of 4. | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | It cannot be 5 because they do not have 5 papers with at least 5 citations. | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Limitations and considerations
There are a number of limitations and cautions to be taken into account when using the H-index. These include:- Academic disciplines differ in the average number of references per
paper and the average number of papers published by each author - The length of the academic career will impact the number of papers
published and the amount of time papers have had to be cited. The
H-index is therefore a less appropriate measure for junior academics. - There are different patters of co-authorship in different disciplines.
- Individual highly cited papers may not be accurately reflected in an H-index.
Calculating your H-index
The H-index can be calculated using the library-subscribed databases Web of Science or Scopus, and also using the My Citations feature of Google Scholar or the freely downloadable program Publish or Perish, which also takes its citation information from Google Scholar.However if you wish to create a true H-index based on all unique
citations to your publications from all sources, you will need to
calculate it manually. The fewer papers you have the more significant
each citation becomes in terms of calculating your H-index. Please
contact Senior Librarians for more information on this process.
Read more about the H-index:
Reflections on the h-index
A
commentary on the h-index by Professor Ann-Wil Harzing of the University
of Melbourne (2008). Also discusses other indicies used to calculate
researcher impact.
Calculating the h-index: Web of Science, Scopus or Google Scholar?
The
pros and cons of using each database to calculate your h-index. Produced
by Irish academic libraries and funded by Irish National Digital
Learning Resources (NDLR).
Researcher profiles - Research Impact and Profiles - Guides at University of Western Australia
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