Researcher Metrics

Tracking your Research Impact

  • Below is a selection of tools that researchers can use to track their publication metrics.
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  • It provides a , including multiple variations of the H-index
  • It is downloadable as a 
  • It can be run on  using , , or inside a virtual machine.
  • It can also be run on  Wine

  •  allows you to track citations and create a public profile of your work.

  •  is an  compliant tool based on Web of Knowledge.
  • It tracks citations of your work and helps with author disambiguation.

  •  tracks Article Level Metrics (ALTMetrics)
  • It can also track your work in social media (such as using Twitter and Facebook)

  •  (ISO 27729)
  • This is the ISO certified global standard for disambiguation of people involved in the creation and distribution of creative works, including research.

  • The following article from Nature describes recent developments to increase recognition for researchers who do a lot of peer reviews, including some databases in which researchers can enter the amount of reviewing they do

  • The Library offers a . The program includes several short "self-serve" modules that focus on publishing, managing research data, and managing your research profile.