Ireland - Research Euro 2016, Miguel Garcia,Thomson Reuters

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Ireland – Research Euro 2016

Anticipatedfrom Monday 13 June 2016to 1st June 2016

Image Credits: UEFA

Miguel Garcia – Solutions Specialist

2 CONUL 2016 - Thomson Reuters

Team Profiles

Sweden•Population (2013): 9,600,379 •# Documents on WoS: 678,256•GDP Per Capita: $48,966•Drives on the right

Republic of Ireland•Population (2013): 4,598,294•# Documents on WoS CC: 184,703•GDP Per Capita: $54,464•Drives on the left

Matches TimelineThis match will consist in 3 parts.

Research FieldsCompare scientific production based on specific research fields

CollaborationsCompare scientific production based on Collaborations

FundersCompare funding agencies for scientific production in each country

Republic of Ireland

Known Strengths:

•History

•Gaelic – Linguistics

•Music

•Beer – Food Science Technology

Credits: Football Association of Ireland

SwedenREUTERS / Firstname Lastname

Known Strengths:

• Bridges – Architecture

• Fishing – Food Science Technology

• Weather – Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

• Life-expectancy – Medicine

Research Fields’ Analysis

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1 Research Fields 1980 - 2015 Food Science Technology

Number of Documents on Wos CC…...5,041

Category Normalized Citation Impact ...1.40

Impact Relative to the World…………...1.506

Highly Cited Papers,,,,…………………..89

% Open Access Publications……………0.5

% International Collaborations………….35.59

% Industry Collaborations……………….1.65

4,200…....Number of Documents on Wos CC

1.42…Category Normalized Citation Impact

1.649……..…... Impact Relative to the World

23…………………,,,,Highly Cited Papers

2.26…………% Open Access Publications

38.95……….% International Collaborations

2.62……………..% Industry Collaborations

Number of Documents on Wos CC…...3,109

Category Normalized Citation Impact ...1.36

Impact Relative to the World…………...1.677

Highly Cited Papers,,,,…………………..89

% Open Access Publications……………0.8

% International Collaborations………….41.56

% Industry Collaborations……………….1.51

1,865…....Number of Documents on Wos CC

1.13…Category Normalized Citation Impact

1.450……..…... Impact Relative to the World

23…………………,,,,Highly Cited Papers

4.8…………% Open Access Publications

54.48……….% International Collaborations

3.43……………..% Industry Collaborations

CATEGORY NORMALIZED CITATION IMPACTCalculated by dividing the actual count of citing items by the expected citation rate for documents with the same document type, year of publication and subject area.

Last 35 Years – 1.40

Last 10 Years – 1.36

2014 – 1.56

Why?Why?

Collaborations’ Analysis

Colaborations’ AnalysisLooking at how each country’s institutions collaborate, both on national and international levels

2 Collaborations2005 - 2015

Collaborations with both countries with the USA.

Similar growth in number of Publications…

2.74(2014)

2.61(2015)

2.99(2014)

2.96(2015)

…different impact of those publications!

Funders Analysis

Funders’ AnalysisTaking a look at the funding agencies responsible for each country’s publications

3 Funders2008 - 2015

Funding Agency for percentage of OA records*

Funding Agency for absolute number of OA records

Swedish Research Council (34 298)

Tehran University ofMedical Sciences ~44%

Science Foundation Ireland (1 196 Publ.)

Ministry of Education, Youthand Sports,

Czech Republic ~27%

Funding Agency for absolute number of recordsScience Foundation Ireland

(11 016 Publ.)

Note: Threshold of 15 WoS documents applied

Swedish Research Council (4 680)

Funders’ Analysis

Contribution of main funders in percentage of Publications per country

Conclusions

Data can be analyzed through different angles.

Publishing more isn’t always a synonym of more impact.

Conclusions

Number of publications per year for each Country• Tendency to Grow

– Growing Open Access• Although rate is lower than Sweden

– Irish Highly Cited Papers grow faster than general number of publications

Conclusions

Analysis of different environments is always tough!

• Using contextualized metrics will lighten your burden.• Trust the underlying data to have meaningful analysis.• No one will ever complain about a too informed decision.

Thank you!

David HorkyRegional Sales Manager - Europe

Massimo GiuntaKey Account Manager – UK &

Ireland

miguel.f.garcia@tr.com david.horky@tr.com massimo.giunta@tr.com

Miguel GarciaSolutions Specialist