Join the new Viva Engage channel: Measuring Visibility and Impact
Scholarly Communications Management team has created a new Viva Engage community channel, Measuring Visibility and Impact to share insights and updates and invite discussion and collaboration on the various tools that imperial subscribes to. Tips and guidance on responsible use of metrics will also be shared.
Imperial subscribes to a number of powerful tools (e.g. Altmetric for tracking mentions of research publications on social media and news and Overton for monitoring citations on policy documents), but many staff and students are either unaware of these sources or unsure how to use them effectively. Through the Measuring Visibility and Impact channel, we aim to bridge this gap by advertising the tools, sharing updates about them, interesting case studies and organising training sessions to equip you to work with them.
The research analytics products allow you to:
- track academic and societal impact of research publications, not only journal articles but other types of outputs such as reports, theses or preprints,
- move away from journal-based metrics and h-index,
- better communicate research results and increase visibility,
- help you prepare job applications, narrative CVs, grant applications and REF submissions,
- understand the latest research trends and key research areas in different disciplines,
- monitor research performance of research groups, departments, faculties or institutions.
The community channel will support Imperial’s commitment to the responsible use of metrics by promoting best practice, fostering awareness, and keeping you updated about initiatives and opportunities. The channel will serve the ultimate objective of building a healthy research culture at Imperial by helping us break out of the dysfunctional culture of publish-or-perish.
Please join the Measuring Visibility and Impact community channel on Viva Engage and share this message with your contacts who might be interested.