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Analyze Research Impact

Identify how your research shapes policy, patents, and the work of your peers with guidance from a librarian. This influence can be measured via references in citations, social media, legislation, and more. Librarians can teach scholars how to locate these references and other research impact metrics from subscription databases, help authors find potential collaborators, and identify impactful publishers for their manuscripts.

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What to Expect

In a research impact consultation, a librarian can show scholars how to:

  • Use subscription databases such as Scopus and Web of Science to locate citation metrics, altmetrics, policy mentions, and patent mentions
  • Locate web tutorials and webinars on bibliometric features within open-source platforms such as OpenAlex and VOSViewer
  • Identify potential collaborators at Penn and beyond through topic and collaboration networks
  • Identify high-impact publishers related to one's primary area of research and/or interdisciplinary fields
  • Surface ethical concerns related to research impact metrics

Ready to get started? Book a consultation with a subject librarian in your discipline. Not sure whom to contact? Chat with us online, or request a consultation to be matched with a specialist.

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