Do you know about Researcher ID? (Thomson Reuters)

Researcher ID was devised by ISI/Thomson, for use in Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) to help identify and organize all papers by an author, standardizing author’s names.  Princeton University has a subscription, so you may access this database and add to it, by going through the Library homepage, under "Articles and Databases" then Web of Science .  You may notice that you already have a ResearcherID, and you may want to see if your listing is complete — or needs any corrections!

"ResearcherID, [also] available via ResearcherID.com, is a global, multi-disciplinary scholarly research community. By assigning a unique identifier to each author who participates, ResearcherID provides an invaluable index to accurate author identification and increases recognition of work and collaboration among researchers."

 

 

Overview

 

 

 

Recorded Training :  One of which is:

 

 

Create a ResearcherID

"Learn how to create your own ResearcherID and build a publication list in this introductory session
(06:45 minutes)."   [It also illustrates EndNote and its use with ResearcherID.]

 You will also gain access to journal analytics and graphics like Impact Factor and H Index.

 

Citation mapping tool provided in ISI’s Web of Knowledge

"US Thomson Reuters adds new features to ISI Web of Knowledge platform 29 Jul 2008

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that new features have been added to ISI Web of Knowledge. Most notably, a citation mapping tool has been incorporated to provide researchers with a visual result to their research.

The citation mapping tool tracks an article’s cited and citing references through two generations, allowing researchers to visually discover an article’s wider relationships. The resulting ‘family tree’ of information can be utilised by the researcher to highlight the citation relationships most important to their research.

ISI Web of Knowledge is an integrated research platform that delivers access to diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content. It provides users the ability to search the right content and find relevant information – whether that information is found in international journals, open access resources, books, patents, proceedings or websites.

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Source: Knowledgespeak Newsletter, July 29th.

From the ISI Thomson webpage What’s New:

Citation Mapping • Be the first to see the beta version of this powerful new Web of Science® visualization tool. Visualize citation relationships and understand the meaning of a cited reference search. Map citations by author, institution, country, subject, and more! ONLINE TUTORIAL