RLUK14

1. Addressing researcher needs in
the changing scientific landscape
Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi
November 14, 2014

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Doctor Who
Source: Wikipedia

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Support system: the TARDIS and publishers
Source: Wikipedia
Time and Relative Dimension in
Space

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Changing global research landscape
Funding Competition
International
Collaboration
Data Analytics
Rapid Growth

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1. Rapid growth: inputs
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics; SciVal data
$ billions
(PPP eq)
Input: R&D
Personnel
(1996 –2010)
Input: Global R&D
Spending
(2014: $1.6 trillion+)
2M
4M
6M

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1. Rapid growth: output
Source: SciVal data

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2. Fierce competition for funding

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3. Rising international collaboration
Source: NSF Science Indicators (2014)
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total internationally collaborative articles
% of total articles with international collaboration
90,867 211,841
articles from 1997-
2012
133% increase in
volume

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4. Data Analytics

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TARDIS changing with the Doctor
Changing faces…
11th Doctor’s
TARDIS
12th Doctor’s
TARDIS
Source: Wikipedia; TardisWikia

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The life of a researcher
11
EDITOR
REVIEWER
RESEARCHER
COLLABORATOR
READER
AUTHOR
PROFESSOR

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Moving toward digital tools
Source: Wikipedia

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Researcher question: How can I find the exact
information that I need?
“Information that’s hard to find will
remain information that’s hardly found”
– Information Architecture Institute
How can I find answers,
rather than just information?

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Geofacets
14
Intuitive
search
features
Visual
representation of
search results Map overlays from
leading information
providers

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Researcher question: How can I analyze my
performance/ my institution’s performance?
How impactful
is my
research?
How frequently do researchers
at my institution collaborate
with international institutions or
corporations
How impactful is it
in top disciplines?

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SciVal
Data from 220 nations and 4,600 research institutions worldwide
Overview Benchmark Collaboration
Snapshots of any
selected entity
Create and compare
groups of entities
Identify and analyze
collaboration partners

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Researcher question: How can I track and
publicize my work?

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Pure
Attract ever more competitive
funding grants
Report and promote research
success and expertise
Identify the right research
collaboration partners

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Pure Experts Portal
Researcher profile
Collaboration network visualization
Widgets
Reports

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Researcher question: How can I find peers to
collaborate with?

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Mendeley
Network/share
with peers
Import articles from
Collaborate
within groups

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Connectivity amongst the Doctor’s tools
Source: BBC America; Wikipedia; ThinkGeek
The Sonic
Screwdriver
The TARDIS

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Connecting our tools for researchers
Apply
for
grants
Search &
discover
Read &
evaluate
FTA’s
Share,
collect &
store
Write Submit
Review &
publish
Manage
career &
network
Current
awareness

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Mendeley + Scopus and ScienceDirect integration
Direct transfer from Scopus + SD  Mendeley Mendeley readership stats on Scopus
Save to Mendeley

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SciVal + Pure integration
Import any set of Pure-captured publications for analysis in SciVal
Imported from Pure

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Connecting with external tools
Seamlessly integrate content and analyses into one
platform

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Taking researchers where they need to be

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Thank you