Scopus / SciVal

Please note: Scopus provides authors that publish in Scopus-indexed publications automatically with a Scopus Author ID. You cannot actively sign up for a Scopus Author ID.

What is Scopus?

Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed journal articles, owned by Elsevier. It covers the fields of science, social sciences, arts and humanities, and health sciences. It is a subscription-based service (the University of Liverpool with over 36,000 journals, 600,000 conference proceedings, 110,000 books and book series, and 150,000 datasets (September 2023). It provides authors that publish in Scopus-indexed publications automatically with an Author ID.

What is SciVal?

SciVal is a citation analysis tool that allows for sophisticated investigations of the data from Scopus. SciVal is a subscription-based service that provides access to the citation performance of over 14,000 research institutions and their associated researchers from 230 nations worldwide.

What is Scopus there for?	What is SciVal there for?
Search for scholarly literature on a wide range of topics Find citations to articles Track the impact of your own research Identify experts in your field Analyze research trends Set up alerts to track new research	Visualize your citation performance Benchmark relative to peers Develop strategic partnerships Identify and analyze new, emerging research trends Create uniquely tailored reports

What are Scopus and SciVal not for?
Real-world impact: Scopus focusses on quantitative metrics based on citations within academia. This means that attention outside of academia is not factored in, resulting in a very limited view on how impactful the research is. Complete metrics: while Scopus indexes many journals, it does not index all of them (no service does), so high quality research might still be published in non-indexed publications but not count towards the statistics that Scopus reports provide Basing promotion or fundings decisions on: the metrics show numbers without context. An example of caution is that a paper that was conducted under questionable conditions, or that has been disproven, can still get high citation numbers – but for the wrong reasons. Other researchers might point it out and saying it is a bad example in their field, but it would still get high metric scored by being mentioned.

What are Scopus and SciVal not for?

Real-world impact: Scopus focusses on quantitative metrics based on citations within academia. This means that attention outside of academia is not factored in, resulting in a very limited view on how impactful the research is.
Complete metrics: while Scopus indexes many journals, it does not index all of them (no service does), so high quality research might still be published in non-indexed publications but not count towards the statistics that Scopus reports provide
Basing promotion or fundings decisions on: the metrics show numbers without context. An example of caution is that a paper that was conducted under questionable conditions, or that has been disproven, can still get high citation numbers – but for the wrong reasons. Other researchers might point it out and saying it is a bad example in their field, but it would still get high metric scored by being mentioned.

How do I get a Scopus Author ID?

Scopus provides authors that publish in Scopus-indexed publications automatically with a Scopus Author ID. You cannot actively sign up for a Scopus Author ID.

How do I connect Elements and Scopus?

You can connect it to your Elements profile to maximise the interconnection of profiles.

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log in to Liverpool Elements
click on the menu in the top left (three lines)
navigate to Settings > Automatic Claiming
click on the Scopus ID symbol (a new window will open)
enter your Scopus ID or, if you do not know your Scopus ID, go to www.scopus.com and conduct an author search for your own name. If this search comes up with multiple IDs, please read the section 'Help, I have multiple Scopus Author IDs' ont he Scopus page

How do I connect ORCID and Scopus?

log in to your ORCID profile.
on your dashboard, scroll down to 'Works'.
click 'Add'
click 'Search & link'
in the pop-up, scroll down to 'Scopus - Elsevier' and click on it
enter your last anem and first name and start the search. If you have published in a Scopus-indexed journal before, your profile will come up and you can connect the two.

Help, I have multiple Scopus Author IDs!

When you publish with a Scopus-indexed journal for the first time, an ID will automatcially be created for you, based on your name. If you always publish under this exact name, your publications will be listed under the same ID. However, if the name changes slightly, a new ID will be created, be that due to adding or removing a middle name, using first name intials, official name changes etc.

You can request Scopus to merge your multiple Author IDs.

Please verify if you have multiple Scopus IDs linked to your name and merge them as necessary by following these steps:

Log in to your Scopus account.
Perform an Author Search by entering your first and last name(s) on www.scopus.com and then clicking 'search'. If you have worked at different institutions, omit full affiliation details.
If the search results reveal two or more author profiles that are associated with you, select them and opt to 'Request to merge authors'.
Utilize the Author Feedback Wizard to make adjustments or remove publications if required, and ensure your affiliation details are accurate.
Confirm the changes and proceed with the submission.
You will receive an email confirmation at your registered email address. Click 'Back to Scopus' to conclude the process and return to the Scopus main page.

Important Note: It is essential to ensure that all your publications are consolidated under a single, unique Scopus Author ID, and that all the works associated with your Author ID are genuinely authored by you. This guarantees the accurate retrieval of your citation information.