Research Analytics
Research analytics involves the systematic evaluation of research activities based on existing data. The aim is to make the visibility, influence and development of research comprehensible, presentable in a comparable way and usable for strategic purposes. The focus is on the evaluation of publication data, citation networks, cooperation structures and content developments.
Various tools are available for these bibliometric analyses. The UFL offers a campus-wide licence for Dimensions. The tool enables a wide range of research and in-depth, interdisciplinary evaluations and complements freely accessible platforms for basic analyses.
Dimensions Analytics
Dimensions Analytics offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary platform for recording, analysing and evaluating scientific activities. The underlying database contains structured information on scientific publications, their citations and related research data, providing in-depth insights into research processes and contexts.
The licensed version of Dimensions expands this base with additional content such as funding, patents, policy documents and clinical trials that are thematically linked to the publications. An integrated analysis module helps to evaluate this data from different perspectives – for example, at the individual, institutional or disciplinary level.
The Research Analytics Toolkit is aimed at a broad target group, including doctoral candidates, researchers, research group leaders and policy makers at the UFL. It can help users strategically position their own research and identify relevant trends in their field.
Updates
- Daily: Publications, research data, clinical studies, policy documents
- Weekly: Patents
- Monthly: Funding
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Key areas of application for research management
- Attracting and recruiting excellent researchers
- Evaluating research partnerships and collaborations
- Developing research strategy measures; analysing strengths and weaknesses in specialist areas
- Comparing research performance with other institutions
- Analysis of collaborations between science and industry
- Administration of intellectual property, including patent analysis and clinical trials
- Support for technology transfer
- Analysis of technology trends, research fields and leading players
- Identification of potential areas of cooperation with academic and industrial partners
Access Dimensions Analytics
Dimensions Analytics is available to researchers at the UFL. For licensing reasons, access to the complete database is only possible within the IP range of the UFL. Alternatively, access can be gained via a personal user account with a valid ufl.li email address. Students additionally have the possibility to access the database via the Swissconsortium remote access with their login, also outside the UFL locations.
If you have any technical problems or questions about access authorisation, please write to Dr Daniela Purin. You can recognise the licensed version of this application by the official UFL logo displayed in the lower left corner of the page, provided you are properly logged in.
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