{"id":3438,"date":"2025-02-04T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2025-02-05T07:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:48:55","slug":"analyse-your-research-performance-with-scival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/2025\/02\/04\/analyse-your-research-performance-with-scival\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyse your research performance with SciVal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<div class=\"RJPOee EIJn2\">\n<div class=\"rPeykc\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8883Q2KmLAxWNU6QEHRvKD2oQo_EKegQIAxAB\"><span data-huuid=\"6236193024898894491\">The University has access to <a href=\"https:\/\/scival.com\/home\">SciVal<\/a> since 2023 and we would like to highlight the use cases of this research analytics tool. It can assist you with benchmarking your research performance against peers, identifying potential collaborators and visualising the impact of your research activities across different fields. These features provide valuable data for demonstrating your achievements to funders or help you understand your research metrics<\/span><span data-huuid=\"6236193024898892806\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8883Q2KmLAxWNU6QEHRvKD2oQo_EKegQIAxAB\">\n<p>SciVal consists of two analysis sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explore<\/strong> \u2013 This section provides key research evaluation metrics for any entity in SciVal, including researchers, institutions\/organisations, topics, and countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compare<\/strong> \u2013 This section allows you to compare and benchmark the research evaluation of one or multiple entities and monitor their progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<div class=\"RJPOee EIJn2\">\n<div class=\"rPeykc\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8883Q2KmLAxWNU6QEHRvKD2oQo_EKegQIAxAB\">\n<div class=\"NPrrbc\" data-cid=\"f74a6b09-e937-4d23-87b9-9dd8ae31c358\" data-uuids=\"6236193024898894491,6236193024898892806\">\n<div class=\"BMebGe btku5b fCrZyc LwdV0e FR7ZSc OJeuxf\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-hveid=\"CAkQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8883Q2KmLAxWNU6QEHRvKD2oQ3fYKegQICRAB\">\n<div class=\"niO4u\">\n<h5 class=\"kHtcsd\"><span style=\"color: #444444;font-size: 1.1em\">Key functionalities of SciVal:<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<div class=\"RJPOee EIJn2\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324279483\"><strong>Benchmarking:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324281788\">Compare research metrics of individuals, groups, or institutions against others within their field, region, or globally.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"42b14be1-8b75-4fb1-963b-0544bc38e753\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324278206\"><strong>Collaboration analysis:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324280511\">Identify potential collaborators based on research areas and geographic location.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"1f753680-2950-46ea-af1c-2f15c4b85bf4\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324279748\"><strong>Research impact evaluation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324277957\">Measure the impact of research outputs through citation analysis and other metrics.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"6a97877b-6b63-4d2b-b772-389f065e3fa9\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324278471\"><strong>Funding identification:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324280776\">Explore potential funding opportunities aligned with research interests.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"3998f1d7-7f79-4ce6-9885-4b4e5d25ca98\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324281290\"><strong>Visualisation tools:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324279499\"><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324279499\">Display research data through graphs, charts, and other visual representations to easily interpret findings.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<div class=\"RJPOee EIJn2\">\n<h5 class=\"rPeykc pyPiTc\" data-hveid=\"CDgQAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi8883Q2KmLAxWNU6QEHRvKD2oQo_EKegQIOBAB\"><span data-huuid=\"16923640654164980710\">Who can use SciVal:<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WaaZC\">\n<div class=\"RJPOee EIJn2\">\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"16923640654164979981\"><strong>Individual researchers:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>To assess your research impact, identify potential collaborators, and plan future research directions.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"f4bcf06f-a26b-4024-a11e-7371d730e08e\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"16923640654164983348\"><strong>Research groups:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>To evaluate a research group&#8217;s overall performance and identify improvement areas.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"91ca1ef5-d849-4a6c-aff0-e0afad80365d\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"16923640654164982619\"><strong>Institutions:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>To benchmark research performance against other institutions and identify areas of strength and weakness.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"6ee0a0a3-1351-4aae-ba8f-578a0e713482\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-huuid=\"16923640654164981890\"><strong>Research administrators:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>To inform funding decisions and demonstrate the impact of research activities.<span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"b25b8cbb-9557-4f35-9860-c00ff8307a2d\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zMgcWd dSKvsb\" data-il=\"\">\n<div data-crb-p=\"\">\n<div class=\"xFTqob\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-huuid=\"1001784817324279499\"><span class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"6d4de933-1190-4674-a55a-05a204682281\"><span class=\"UV3uM\">Please contact <a href=\"mailto:mr@sun.ac.za\">Mari\u00e9 Roux<\/a> if you need training on how to use these functionalities. A #SmartResearcher workshop will be held in May, please book <a href=\"https:\/\/sun.ac.za.libcal.com\/event\/14038222\">here <\/a>if you wish to attend.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University has access to SciVal since 2023 and we would like to highlight the use cases of this research analytics tool. It can assist you with benchmarking your research performance against peers, identifying potential collaborators and visualising the impact of your research activities across different fields. 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