7th Student Conference, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, April, 4 th, 2018

1. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Fattah
PhD Hamburg University, Germany
Plant Protection Department
Pesticides Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology
Alexandria University
Scholar Digitizing Index in
Global Databases
& Egyptian Knowledge Bank
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Alexandria University, 2018

2.  Managing the raising of research productivity
 Importance of University Ranking
 Creating a vision for increased student
performance
 Digitization Practices of scholar Index
 Scientific International Databases
Requirements and search engines
 Egyptian Knowledge Bank Outlook
 Take Home Message
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Agenda

3. University Rank
Harvard Uni.
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4. Alexandria University
~ 11 000 stuff members
~ 13 3000 Students
Our Dream

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201520162017
Numberofarticles

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201520162017
Numberofarticles

7. 7th Student Conference, Faculty of Science,
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Badly in NEED:
Developing the scientific
research via International
Publication awareness
culture

8. Reconsiderations
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9. Did you Navigate to
the world of scholarly
publishing ?
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

10. Have not you H. index
yet ??
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

11. Have not you ORCID
yet ??
Your Scopus Name
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12. Have not you RID yet ?
Your Thomson Reuters
Name on WOS
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

13. Have not you citation
alerts yet ??
Or
Citation Map
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

14. Have you ever heard
about
JCR annual report yet ?
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

15. Therefore
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

16. We have to Optimize
Scientific Research
Discoverability
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

17. Digit & Count Scientific
Research
“Never too late”
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

18. But ?
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Science, Alexandria University, 2018

19. 1. International
Journals
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20. International JournalsNon-International Journals
• ISSN
• Web Site
• E-ISSN
• DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
• Editorial Board (10-25 %)
Scopus
(24000 Journals)
2years
Databases
ISI Journal
2years
ISI Journal
(11665 Journals)Without IF
Web of Science
Journals
Thomson Reuters
From To
Academy of Scientific Research
and Technology
& Egyptian Knowledge Bank
Clarivate Analytics

21. 2. Publishers
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22. 7th Student Conference, Faculty of Science,
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Where we can begin
or
It is too late ?

23. ORCID
Open Researcher
and Contributor ID
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-6823
2012
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24. 7th Student Conference, Faculty of Science,
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Eliminate Affiliations ambiguity
Eliminate name ambiguity

25. Web of science.com
researcherid.com
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28. Creating a profile

29. A Profile Example

30. All the research work at a glance

31. Citation metrics from Web of
Science

32. Connect to researchers in your
field and region

33. Retrieve all your papers in
Web of Science in a click

34. GOOGLE SCHOLAR
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35.  A search engine that searches for scholarly
literature
 Can search across many disciplines
 Searches for articles, theses, books, abstracts,
court opinions from:
 Academic publishers, professional societies,
online repositories, universities and other web
sites
Not all articles will have free full text
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36. 7th Student Conference, Faculty of
Science, Alexandria University, 2018
WHERE DO I FIND
GOOGLE SCHOLAR ?

37. 7th Student Conference, Faculty of Science,
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38. GOOGLE SCHOLAR’S WEBSITE
ADDRESS: http://scholar.google.co.za/

39. HOW TO SET YOUR
PREFERENCES?

40. Specify types of articles

41. Specify the date

42. Specify citations/summaries
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43. Citations

44. Citations Example

45. Reconsider Citations as a
proxy of scientific impact
(Academic Perception)

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47. Quantity &/or quality
publications ?
Successful publications bring
attention to scholars and their
sponsoring institutions
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48. Citation Analysis
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49. Kinds of Citation Data
Articles
• Citation Impact
Authors
• h-index & i10 index
Journals
• Journal Impact Factor
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50. current
paper
sources which the
paper was citing
sources which
cited the paper
Citation analysis in
Web of Science Core Collection
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52. Research Results
BRAND
Conferences Journal papers
Communication in Science

53. CREATE YOUR PUBLICATION STRATEGY
Journal
Citation
Reports
To
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54. Your research is the basis
of your personal brand

55. h-Index
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56. h-index
• Hirsch, J. E. (2005).
"An index to quantify
an individual's
scientific research
output". PNAS 102
(46): 16569–16572. Jorge Eduardo Hirsch
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume 102, Issue 46, 15 November 2005, Pages 16569-16572

57. A scientist has index h if h of
his/her Np papers have at least h
citations each, and the other
(Np − h) papers have no more than
h citations each.
h-index
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58. Communication in Science

59. Citation map
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63. How Do I Calculate The h-index OF
My Search Results?
• Web of Science - Citation reports
• Scopus - Citation Tracker
• Google Scholar
• Research Gate
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64. h-Index at Career Level
According to Hirsch:
 15–20 could mean a fellowship in the American
Physical Society, and
 45 or higher could mean membership in the United
States National Academy of Sciences.
 GREEN CARD in Some countries
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65. Impact Factor
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66. Historical Background on
Impact Factor
Eugene Garfield, "Citation
Indexes for Science: A New
Dimension in
Documentation through
Association of Ideas,"
Science 122, 3159 (July 15,
1955): 108
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67. Why Journal Impact?
Librarians - can support selection or removal of
journals
Publishers and Editors - can determine journals’
influence in the marketplace and review editorial
functions.
Authors - can identify the most appropriate,
influential journals in which to publish, as well as
confirm the status of journals in which they have
published.
Professors and Students - can discover where to
find the current reading list in their respective fields.
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68. THOMSON REUTERS
IMPACT FACTOR
2011 2012 2013
IF2013 =
Times cited in (2011 and 2012)
Total publications (2011 and 2012)
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69. Subject category at a glance
min
max
25%
25%
25%
25%
median
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ImpactFactor
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70. Three scenarios for publication
strategy
min
max
25%
25%
25%
25%
median
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Moderate
Approach
Conservative
Approach
Aggressive
Approach
ImpactFactor
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72. Journal Citation Reports
(JCR)
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73. JCR is used to …
 Discover highest-impact journals
 Compare a custom selection of journals
 Analyze self-citations
 Identify review journals
 Identify impact factor trend
 Develop and manage journal collections
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74. Access JCR from WOS

75. Access JCR from WOS
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76. Access JCR from WOS

77. Metrics
Journal Title
Access JCR from WOS
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78. Click on the abbreviated
journal title to view the full
journal record
Access JCR from WOS

79. Where can I find free
access of scientific global
databases ?
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80. 7th Student Conference, Faculty of
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Egyptian Knowledge Bank
and Global Databases

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85. http://www.ekb.eg/
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90. Over 24,000 peer-reviewed journals including 3,715
full open access journals
Titles from 105 different countries in all geographical
regions, 40 “local” languages covered
From more than 5,000 international publishers
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91. JOURNALS CONFERENCES BOOKS PATENTS
Physical
Sciences
7,443
Over 21,500 peer-reviewed journals
360 trade publications
7.3M conference
papers from 90,000
worldwide events
531 book series 27M patents
from 5 major
patent offices
Health
Sciences
6,795
 Full metadata, abstracts and
cited references (references
back to 1970 by 2016)
 Over 3,700 full open access
journals
 Going back to 1823
 Funding data from
acknowledgements
More than 120,000
books with 15k-20k
new books added
per year;
Focus on Social
Sciences and A&H
 UK
 US
 Japan
 World
 EU
Social
Sciences
8,066
Coverage recently
expanded in mainly
Engineering and
Computer Sciences
Life
Sciences
4,492

92. Web of Science: Core Collection

93. Web of Science
Core Collection
Data Citation Index
backfiles 1900+
Zoological
Records
backfiles 1864+
Derwent Innovations
Index
backfiles 1963+
CABI
backfiles 1910+
FSTA
backfiles 1969+
Inspec
backfiles 1898+
MEDLINE
backfiles 1950+
BIOSIS Citation
Index
backfiles 1926+

94. Web of Science
Core Collection
SCIE – backfiles 1900+
SSCI – backfiles 1900+
Journal
Citation
Reports
Annual reports based
on citation data from
Web of Science
Core Collection

95. Web of Science: Core Collection

96. Explore journals by categories

97. See relations among journals

98. Check the latest citation metrics

99. Take Home Message

100.  Improving undergraduate research experiences is a
must for university Ranking
 Establishment of Students Research Groups and Centers
of Excellency is a must
 Reconsider Citations as a proxy of scientific impact
(academic perception)
 Developing the scientific research via International
Publication awareness culture
Digitize Scholar Index in Global Databases ASAP
Increase leadership and instructional capacity to achieve a
shared vision of success.

101. Thank you!

102. Further reading
• HAMMOND, C. C. & BROWN, S. W. 2008. Citation Searching: Search Smarter
& Find More. Computers in Libraries, 28, 10-12.
• ROBIN, K. & DANIELLE, C.-L. 2011. Citation searching and bibliometric
measures: Resources for ranking and tracking. College & Research Libraries
News, 72, 470.
• STEPHANIE, B. & MARCIA, H. 2006. CITATION SEARCHING: New Players,
New Tools. Searcher, 14, 24.
• WIKIPEDIA. Citation index [Online]. Available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation_index [Accessed 2012-05-02.
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