Research performance analysis tool “InCites”

Research performance analysis tool “InCites”

Use InCites

What is InCites?

  • This is a tool for analyzing research based on studies and their citation information. InCites is a product of Clarivate Analytics, the provider of Web of Science. This tool builds on the data of articles contained in Web of Science.
  • InCites offers various metrics for measuring the research capabilities of researchers and research institutions in terms of the number of citations received. It is used for assessment purposes at home and abroad.
  • The tool allows you to assess and compare the performance of yourself or a given researcher, department, university, etc. with objective data

What kind of metrics are available?

Examples of available metrics

  • Basic metrics
    • Web of Science Documents: The total number of articles contained in Web of Science
    • Times Cited: The total number of citations received by a set of articles
    • Citation Impact: The average number of citations received per article (Times Cited divided by Web of Science Documents)
  • Percentile metrics by category in terms of the number of citations received
    • % Documents in Top 10%: The proportion of articles that are in the top tenth percentile in the set of articles of the same publication year, subject category, and document type. This indicates excellence of research.
  • Metrics in relation to global standards
    • Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI): The relative value calculated through comparison of Citation Impact in the set of articles of the same publication year, subject category, and document type.
  • Metrics for international co-authorship
    • % International Collaborations: The percentage of internationally co-authored articles This indicates the internationality of research.

Additional information


For further information: Library, Academic information support Division ( jsa [at] lib.hokudai.ac.jp )