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By: Dr. Seun Ebiesuwa Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Babcock University

NUGGETS OF INFORMATION ON WEBOMETRICS RANKING, THE ROLE OF GOOGLE SCHOLAR ACCOUNTS & JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR. By: Dr. Seun Ebiesuwa Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Babcock University. Presentation Outline. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities Setting up a Google Scholar Profile

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By: Dr. Seun Ebiesuwa Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Babcock University

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  1. NUGGETS OF INFORMATION ON WEBOMETRICS RANKING, THE ROLE OF GOOGLE SCHOLAR ACCOUNTS & JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR By: Dr. SeunEbiesuwa Lecturer, Computer Science Department, Babcock University

  2. Presentation Outline • Webometrics Ranking of World Universities • Setting up a Google Scholar Profile • Journal Impact Factor

  3. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities • Webometrics Ranking of World Universities is a ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator. • The ranking is published by the Cybermetrics Lab • The aim of the Ranking • The ranking started in 2004

  4. The Webometrics Ranking Conundrum Unraveled

  5. The Webometrics Methodology • Table 1: Methodology of Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (Source: Mas-Bleda, Thelwall, Kousha & Aguillo, 2014)

  6. Setting Up a Google Scholar Profile

  7. Step 1: Visit the Google Scholar Website

  8. Your Gmail Account is Automatically Displayed

  9. Step 2: Click on My Citations

  10. Step 3: Scholar Profile Set up

  11. Step 4: Fill out the Fields

  12. Click on Next Step

  13. Google Scholar Runs an Automatic Search for your Articles

  14. Step 5: Click on Add Article for Articles that Bear Your Name

  15. Click on Next

  16. Step 6: Setting Updates for the List of Articles in Your Profile

  17. Click on Go To My Profile

  18. Your Profile is Created

  19. Step 7: Click on the Add Tab

  20. Step 8: Click on “Add article Manually”

  21. Fill out the Fields

  22. Article is Manually Added to Your Profile

  23. Step 9: Click on Change Photo

  24. Step 10: Select the Photograph of Your Choice

  25. Photo is Displayed

  26. Step 11: Click on Follow

  27. Step 12: Click on Create Alert

  28. Alert is Created

  29. JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR

  30. What is Journal Impact Factor? • Journal impact factor (JIF) is a measure of the quality of a journal. • JIF is the average number of times that articles published in a specific journal in the two previous years were cited in a particular year. • Mathematically, JIF = Number of citations received by a journal in a year say 2010 to articles published in 2008 and 2009 Number of citable articles published by the journal in 2008 and 2009

  31. Where to find Journal Impact Factors • Journal Impact Factors are found in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) which is a unique database used to determine the relative importance of journals within their subject categories.

  32. Four Important Facts About Journal Impact Factor • 1. Not all journals have impact factors. Journals must be indexed in Web of Science to have an impact factor. • 2. A journal has only one impact factor, but it may be listed in more than one category • 3.A journal impact factor should not be looked at in isolation, but in comparison to other journals in the same category • 4. Impact factors vary across disciplines

  33. Scenario • A researcher recently got his article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which has an impact factor of 14.093 • Question • Can the BMJ be rated as a good journal based on its impact factor?

  34. Answer • To say that BMJ has an impact factor of 14.093 is not really meaningful, it is more useful to say that BMJ’s impact factor ranks sixth of 153 journals in the field of General and Internal Medicine or to compare its impact factor of 14.093 with the aggregate impact factor for its field (General and Internal Medicine): 3.919

  35. Recommendation • It is therefore recommended that the impact factor of a journal is not looked at in isolation. Rather, the impact factor of a journal should be compared to the impact factors for other journals within the same subject category.

  36. Relevance of Journal Impact Factor • Journal Impact Factor can help researchers: • 1. identify journals in which to publish their research findings • 2. identify journals relevant to their area of research • 3. confirm the status of journals in which they have published

  37. References • Mas-Bleda, A., Thelwall, M., Kousha, K., & Aguillo, I. F. (2014). Do highly cited researchers successfully use the social web?. Scientometrics, 101(1), 337-356. • Ranking Web of Universities (2015). Retrieved July 2017, from Ranking Web of Universities website: http://www.webometrics.info/ • Ranking Web of Universities (2016). Retrieved July 2017, from Ranking Web of Universities website: http://www.webometrics.info/

  38. Ranking Web of Universities (2017). Retrieved July 2017, from Ranking Web of Universities website: http://www.webometrics.info/

  39. Thank You For Listening.

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