Research performance analysis tool “SciVal”

Use SciVal

What is Scival?

• This is a tool for analyzing research based on studies and their citation information. SciVal is a product of Elsevier, an academic publisher in science, technology, and medicine and the provider of Scopus. This tool builds on the data of articles contained in Scopus.
• SciVal offers a variety of metrics, including Scholarly Output, Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI), Top Citation Percentiles, and International Collaboration. 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.
• User registration and sign-in are required. The e-mail address and password for sign-in is common to ScienceDirect and Mendeley. → SciVal: information for users > how to access (Elsevier)
• To use SciVal from outside the campus, access it via the remote access service or with GakuNin remote access.

Additional information

• About SciVal (Elsevier)
• Information for users (in Japanese) (Elsevier)
• "How to use research performance analysis tools” (in Japanese) (accessible only from within the campus) (Hokkaido University URA Station)

For futher information, contact: academic Information Support Division ( jsa [at] lib.hokudai.ac.jp )