What is bibliometrics?

Bibliometrics is statistical analysis of publications. Bibliometric analyses are quantitative studies of publications.

You can use bibliometrics to:

  • find new research areas
  • provide evidence of the impact of your research outputs (for jobs, promotion or research funding)
  • identify the scientific journals to be published
  • identify potential research collaborators

Types of bibliometric measures:

  • Citations
  • H-index
  • Journal metrics such as SNIP and SJR
  • Google Scholar Metrics

Find bibliometric data:

  • Web of Science
  • Scopus
  • Google Scholar
  • SciVal
  • Incites
  • Journal Citation Reports