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Responsible use of metrics

天堂视频 has a Responsible Research Assessment Policy and all use of bibliometrics by University staff should adhere to this.

Narrative CVs

Funders are increasingly requesting applicants to submit a narrative CV instead of a traditional CV in their funding applications. Narrative CVs require researchers to describe not just what they did but how they did it. They seek evidence of a wider range of contributions, skills and experiences than traditional approaches. They also make space for researchers to describe the effects on their CV of any career gaps or periods in industry. 

UKRI now require funding applicants to complete a  and have provided some guidance on how to complete one. The University of Glasgow have also produce a free which might be helpful. 

Citation indicators and alt-metrics

Citations are used as an indicator of research impact by league tables, funders and increasingly, employers. Whilst controversial and imperfect, they are here to stay and it is important that individuals know how to improve the visibility and impact of their research. A  is available. There are a wide range of indicators that all calculate citation impact in slightly different ways.

•  has a list of key of metrics relating to individuals
•  has a list of three key metrics relating to journals
• See this .

天堂视频 subscribes to  a citation benchmarking tool which allows you to analyse and compare the publication and citation performance of individuals, groups, research areas, organisations and countries. You can also identify collaborators and research strengths based on citation data. 

天堂视频 have produced some step-by-step guides to using SciVal as follows:

Alt-metrics measure the “attention” given to your research via such social media networks. This may include ‘likes’, ‘tweets’, downloads, mentions and records within reference managers. There are two main sources of alt-metric data:

• Altmetric.com provides a range of freely available attention indicators as well as offering a premium service to subscribers.  They use a 'donut' logo and provide alt-metric scores based on the attention an output has received. 天堂视频 staff can find alt-metric donuts on and via the database.
• Elsevier provide attention indicators through Plum Analytics - a part of the database 天堂视频 subscribes to.

These metrics are becoming increasingly important so it is worth making your research as accessible and visible as possible, and think about how it may be perceived by audiences. See this  on making sure your work gets the attention it deserves.

Increasingly, citation metrics and alt-metrics are being used to support grant applications to demonstrate the impact and reach of your research. See this useful blog post on "".

Improving the citedness of your research

There are a wide range of ways you can improve the visibility and therefore the citedness of your research. A journal paper by Ebrahim et al (2013) identifies .

Some top tips include:

• Do world-leading research that is original, significant and rigorous.
• Collaborate with highly-cited, preferably international, co-authors.
• Publish in the most visible journal or conference, or with a publisher with significant marketing reach.
• Publish open access where possible.
• Promote your work through .
• Add links to your work in your email signature.
• Take hard copies of your papers and circulate at conferences.
•  may kick-start interest in your work. Do not over self-cite!