Measuring Scholarly Impact

Article/book impact: The value of particular works, such as journal articles, conference proceedings, and books, can be measured by the number times they are cited by other works and alternative metrics such as tweets, blog posts, likes, bookmarks, etc.

Journal impact: The importance of particular academic journals can be measured by the number of times their articles are cited and where they are cited.

Researcher impact: The success of particular researchers can be measured by the number of works they publish and the number of times their works are cited.
Institutional impact: The prestige of a department or area of research within an institution can be measured by the collective impact of its individual researchers compared to those at other institutions.
Let Us Help You Measure Your Impact
Individual Consultation
Interested in who is citing your work? Wondering what your h-index is?
We can show you how to track citations to your work, how to measure your personal research impact, and how to set up unique researcher IDs.
Individual or Departmental Reports
Preparing your tenure or promotion packet? Needing to assess your department's research performance?
We can run publication and citation reports for individual researchers or entire departments. Possible measures include: number of publications, number of citations, h-index, and ranked lists of publications or faculty members. Research impact of particular subject areas at Emory can also be compared with other institutions.
Please note that running thorough and careful reports is a time-intensive process. For departmental reports, 2-4 weeks may be required for production of the initial report, review by the requesting department, and completion of the final report.
See below for sample reports.
e-Science Librarian |
Contact Info e-Science Librarian CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow Robert W. Woodruff Library Emory University 404-727-6927 Send Email Links: Profile & Guides |
Social Sciences Librarian |
Contact Info Psychology & Journalism Librarian Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Library 404-712-2833 Send Email Links: Profile & Guides Subjects: Psychology & Journalism |
Subject Guide |
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