Business information provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that the National Research Foundation (NRF), an independent government agency supporting research in South Africa, has selected InCites to analyse institutional productivity and benchmark its research output versus peers worldwide.
InCites is a citation-based research evaluation tool on the Web. It enables academic and government administrators to gain a greater understanding of their institution's research activity and output, and make more informed strategic decisions based on customised data sets. Backed by citation data from Web of Science, InCites captures essential metrics such as total papers, citation impact and collaboration indicators, combining them with powerful tools and reporting mechanisms.
The NRF will use InCites to monitor research impact, pinpoint influential researchers and emerging trends, set measurable goals and plan its research strategy. It will also use the Global Comparisons module of InCites to enhance its global benchmarking and comparison capabilities.
InCites is part of the research analytics suite of solutions provided by Thomson Reuters that supports strategic decision making and the evaluation and management of research. This suite of solutions includes consulting services, custom studies and reports, Web-based platforms and enterprise systems.
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