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Research Information 2020
Elsevier’s vision
M’hamed el AisatiSeptember 10, 2012
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Research Information Systems
Human Capital Researchers PhDs Post-docs
Funding National International
Academic• Articles, citations, books
data
Esteem• Awards, recognition
& prizes
Commercial• Patents, licences &
spin-outs
Impact• Social, economic,
political & cultural
Capital, equipment, facilities
Collaboration
Skills development
Spending efficiency
Content, tools, data-sets
Management Information• Metrics, case studies, vignettes
Inputs OutputsThroughputs
Note: the mapping of existing products to the levers is not comprehensive, i.e. Custom Solutions are not included for display purposes
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The audience
Government
bodies
Funding bodies and
research councils
Universities
management (e.g.
PVCRs, Research
Administrators,
[Librarians])
Researchers
SciVal focus
SciVerse focus
Tools and services (e.g. Spotlight, Experts, etc.) that help research institutions and funding agencies and governments establish, execute and evaluate their strategies
Tools and access (e.g. ScienceDirect, Scopus, Applications, etc.) to a constantly expanding universe of content and solutions resulting in more discovery with less searching
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Researcher Information needs
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Research workflow drives different research information needs
Identify/Develop Research Topic
Identify/Develop Research Topic
Secure FundingSecure Funding
Perform ResearchPerform Research PublishPublish
Demonstrating Impact (Measure performance)
Demonstrating Impact (Measure performance)
Tasks/Activities:
• Search information/new literature
• Sort and organize information
• Read information• Evaluate research
need and likelihood of funding
• Identify collaboration partners
• Identify relevant funding agencies
• Write proposals• Submit proposals
• Plan research• Conduct/supervise
experiments/research• Collaborate with
partners• Discuss/share/check
findings against literature
• Submit/track drafts• Edit after review,
resubmit• Attend/organize
conferences/seminars
• Develop metrics• Collect relevant data • Measure
performance
Elsevier Offerings SciVal FundingSciVal Funding
Science Direct, Scopus, Embase, Reaxys, EV, etc.Science Direct, Scopus, Embase, Reaxys, EV, etc.
Spotlight, Experts, Strata, AnalyticalServices, etc.
Spotlight, Experts, Strata, AnalyticalServices, etc.
ApplicationsApplications
SciVal ExpertsSciVal Experts
Publishing, EES, Author GatewayPublishing, EES, Author Gateway
SciVal SciVerse
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Four main trends driving the vision and strategy
Information Proliferation
Increasing Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
Increasing Competition for Funding
Increasing Focus on Demonstrating Impact
RIM
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Information profileration
Information overload: too many data sources causing finding relevant information a time consuming effort
Too many tools and techniques provide different not uniform view and representation of information. Authority issues.
Filtering and credibility of data is an issue for researchers, institutions and decision makers.
Emerging economies producing loads of research information but what about quality? Quantity increases but not necessarily the quality
Access tools and channels allows for easy and wider distribution and dissemination of research information
Increase demand for Research and Experimental datasets. Challenge and opportunities for technology vendors
More interest in user behaviour in consuming informaiton (Big Data). Analytics about information consumption drives new tools for accelerating science
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Journal Publication Output Trend of EU and comparators
Country 2000 2010 CAGRUnited States 311565 465262 4,56%Russian Federation 31548 34843 1,11%India 22484 65487 12,61%EU 27 365325 586749 5,41%China 53462 330818 22,45%Brazil 13078 43188 14,19%Japan 96001 111788 1,71%
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Increasing Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
Driven by funding: Either dictated by funding bodies/governments or for increasing success rate From the industry sector
Improving outcomes (e.g. publication & citation) through collaboration.
Improving efficiency and visibility (showcasing) through collaboration (e.g. between academia) and partnerships (e.g. academia and industry interaction)
Building networks and centres of excellence for demonstrating (economical and societal ) impact
Brain circulation through researchers’ movements around the globe: brain drain/gain.
Cross-sector collaboration: Academia-Corporate
- Research output forthcoming from
collaboration with Industry
(Corporate) is cited 2.5 times more
than papers co-authored by
researchers within the same
institution- Win-Win situation?
- For academia: Higher
research impact, reputation,
attractiveness to more
Business?- For Corporate: Research that
might lead to Innovation and
development?
Collaboration with Corporate increases publication impact
Source: Scopus (2006-2010)Citations per article fold increase over institutional co-authorship
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Increasing Competition for Funding
Total R&D spending remained more or less flat while the number of applications has increased significantly
Funding bodies and government are demanding demonstration of ROI. Times of “give me money for research and leave me with peace” are gone.
Focus on quality and relevance over quantity driven by economic downturn
Stimulation of (international) collaboration on large projects likely influencing success rate
Seeking partnerships with the Industry for private funding
R&D spend hasn’t grown in proportion of applications
GERD as % of GDP
Rese
arch
ers/
Milli
on P
eopl
e
Source: OECD (MSTI 2011)
Country GERD as % of GDP Researchers/Population GERDEU 27 1,913547637 3201 305036J apan 3,25806396 5716 140833United States 3,242530331 4692 420767China 1,774592633 1320 178981Russian Federation 1,164635215 3117 32838
Size of bubble reflects the relative amount of annual R&D spending by the country listed
World of R&D 2010
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Increasing Focus on Demonstrating Impact
Times of “Give me money for research and leave me with peace” are gone. Government and funders want to see outcomes and impact of funds
There is a temporal and a regional challenge to showing value. Universities are often called on to demonstrate immediate regional benefit. Often a short, medium and long term ROI are necessary
Measuring impact will require other methods, tools and technologies in order to switch from conventional peer-review (qualitative) to facts-based (quantitative) methods.
Economic effect of impact can be very long scale. Challenge to reduce and social/cultural impact is often neglected
Adoption of national research assessments for informed funding strategies have increased geographically and in frequence (e.g. REF, ERA, etc.)
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Demonstrating Impact
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Department/Faculty
Institution/University
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20%
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80%
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Department/Faculty
Institution/University
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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Q: How would you describe the current level of activity regarding the measurement and evaluation of research performance and output at the following levels of your institution, on a scale of 1 to 7 (where 1=no activity, 7=significant amount of activity)?
Q: How would you describe the current level of activity regarding the measurement and evaluation of research performance and output at the following levels of your institution, on a scale of 1 to 7 (where 1=no activity, 7=significant amount of activity)?
Q: How do you expect this level of activity to change in the next 3-5 years, on a scale of 1 to 7 (where 1=decrease significantly, 4=stay the same, 7=increase significantly)?
Q: How do you expect this level of activity to change in the next 3-5 years, on a scale of 1 to 7 (where 1=decrease significantly, 4=stay the same, 7=increase significantly)?
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Summarized …
Information ProliferationInformation Proliferation
Increasing Multi-Disciplinary
Collaboration
Increasing Multi-Disciplinary
Collaboration
Increasing Competition for
Funding
Increasing Competition for
Funding
Increasing Focus on demonstrating
impact
Increasing Focus on demonstrating
impact
Corporate Researchers and
Managers
Corporate Researchers and
Managers
A&G Managers and Strategists
A&G Managers and Strategists
A&G ResearchersA&G Researchers
Challenges/Opportunities:
Manage and organize
information
Manage and organize
informationRelevant and ToolsRelevant and Tools Measuring Impact
of ScienceMeasuring Impact
of Science
Tools & Content
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Elsevier’s strategy to meet vision
Product Sets
Search & Discovery
Content Database Layers (journals, books, patents, etc.)
Funding database, Research Datasets, etc.
Perf
orm
Researc
h
Acti
vit
ies
Research Navigation
Man
ag
eR
esearc
hS
et
Str
ate
gy
Tools and data(Collaboration & Funding)
Reporting layer
Search tools
Tools for demonstratin
g impact
Reporting layer
Services
Performance, Planning & Funding
Information Management
tools
CRIS
Services
ToolsC
ontent
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