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Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics

Audience: Members of the University of Oxford and Bodleian reader card holders. Format: In Person
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Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 11am to 12pm

In this session we will examine metrics for individual researchers. Using tools such as Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus you will learn about the researcher h-index and its limitations. You will be introduced to additional metrics tools such as author beamplots which help to contextualise a researcher’s output over time.

By the end of the session, you will be familiar with: accessing citation data for specific researchers on Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar; understanding how the h-index is calculated and its inherent limitations; creating an ORCID number to help track all your own research outputs; and the importance of research outputs beyond journal and conference papers when assessing a researcher’s impact.

Intended audience: Taught student; Researcher & research student

Speaker(s): Rachel Scanlon, Oliver Bridle

Series: Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Venue: Radcliffe Science Library - Seminar Room - Seminar Room Radcliffe Science Library off Parks Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 3QP United Kingdom

Department: Bodleian Information Skills (Unit)

Organiser: Helen Bond

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