Using the Unisa library's resources for your NRF rating.

1. USING THE
UNISA LIBRARY’S RESOURCES
FOR YOUR NRF RATING
Personal Librarians
Unisa Library

2. Outcomes
• Create awareness of how the library can
support your application for an NRF rating
• List the information resources & retrieval tools
to enhance your NRF application
• Assistance in gathering evidence to
demonstrate your scholarly impact and
perceived reputation
• Increase your visibility as a researcher

3. 1. Cited Reference Searching
Citation analysis measures the impact and
assumed quality of an article or author based
on the number of times they have been cited
by others.
The number of times other scholars have
cited your publications could indicate:
• your impact in a discipline/research field
• the estimated quality of your research
• your perceived reputation

4. Citation Enhanced Databases & Tools
Multi-disciplinary citation databases
• Scopus (Elsevier) http://www.scopus.com
• ISI Web of Science (Thomson Reuters)
http://www.isiknowledge.com
Open web resources (free)
• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com
• Harzing’s Publish or Perish
http://www.harzing.com

5. 2. Journal Impact Factors & Ranking
Evaluates & compares journals using citation
and other statistical data.
The impact factor measures the number of
times an article published in a particular
journal is cited.
Unisa Library Resources
• ISI Journal Citation Reports
• Scopus Journal Analytics
• SciELO South Africa

6. 3. Citation Alerts & Tracking
Subject database alerts track who is citing
your research (document & author alerts).
Output is either by e-mail or RSS feeds.
Discover how your research is influencing
newer research.
Unisa Library Resources
• ISI WoS alerts
• Scopus alerts
Open Web Resources
• Google Scholar alerts

7. 4. Researcher Profiles
Unique researcher profile and ID number:
Links your publications & manages your
personal information e.g. affiliation,
publications, contact details, etc.
Builds a visible, accurate & unique global
public research profile.
Useful for prospective collaboration on
research projects.
Unisa Library Resources
• ISI WoS Researcher ID
• Scopus Author Profile

8. 5. Hirch Index (H-Index)
Measures scientific/scholarly productivity &
impact.
The metrics look at the number of
publications and the number of citations per
publication.
Score could indicate the global status of a
researcher – the higher the H-index score,
the more influential the researcher.
The H-index on Scopus, Google Scholar,
Harzing’s & WoS may vary due to their
coverage of the sources.

9. 6. Unisa Institutional Repository (UIR)
http://uir.unisa.ac.za
Unisa’s open access platform which hosts your
scholarly output
• Increased usage, visibility & impact
• Open access publications are often read & cited
more frequently
• UIR is searchable via major search engines
• Contact Ansie van der Westhuizen for
submission rights vdwesapj@unisa.ac.za

10. 6. Unisa Institutional Repository (UIR)
http://uir.unisa.ac.za
Unisa’s open access platform which hosts your
scholarly output
• Increased usage, visibility & impact
• Open access publications are often read & cited
more frequently
• UIR is searchable via major search engines
• Contact Ansie van der Westhuizen for
submission rights vdwesapj@unisa.ac.za