Thomson Reuters Solutions for Scientific Research

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Thomson Reuters Solutions for Scientific Research

• David Horky
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  Country Manager Central and Eastern Europe
• david.horky_at_thomsonreuters.com

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AGENDA

• Thomson Reuters
• Basic Overview of Croatian Research
• New ISI Web of Knowledge Platform
• Indexing Backbone
• ISI Proceedings as a Citation Database
• Web of Science Citation Map

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THOMSON REUTERS

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• Two Divisions
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• www.thomsonreuters.com

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LEADING INNOVATION
First online research service
Science Citation Index
Delphion
Prous Science Integrity
Derwent online
GENESEQ
IDRAC
Thomson Pharma
1960 1965 1970 1975
1980 1985 1990 1995
2000 2005 2007 2008
Techstreet
Dialog online information retrieval
Derwent World Patents Index
MicroPatent
BONDplus
Century of Science
Web of Science
ISI Web of Knowledge Newport Horizon
MDC
Manuscript Management Toolset
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SUPPORTING GLOBAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY
North America 806 customers in 2 countries
Europe, Middle East Africa 1,650 customers
in 50 countries
Latin America 253 customers in 13 countries
Asia-Pacific 390 customers in 26 countries
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• Basic Overview of Croatian Research

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CROATIA PUBLICATION OUTPUT
Overall output
Percentage of papers cited
There has been a steady publication growth in
Croatia in the last couple of years.
Almost 50 of Croatian papers are cited.
Source National Science Indicators, 1981-2007
Deluxe version
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CROATIA CITATION IMPACT
Overall impact
Impact relative to average
World baseline Impact 1981 2.73
World baseline Impact 2007 4.50
This is a relative illustration, meaning that 1
is the baseline where the country average the
world average. Croatia is marching to meet the
world average rates.
Average citation rate or impact for Croatia has
also grown quickly.
Source National Science Indicators, 1981-2007
Deluxe version
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COMPARISON OF CITATION IMPACT
Source National Science Indicators, 1981-2007
Deluxe version
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EVALUATIVE TOOLS

• Customised Solutions for measuring research
  output
• On worldwide level
• On national level
• On institutional level
• More information www.in-cites.com/rsg

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• Indexing Backbone

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SERVING A WORLD OF RESEARCH

• ISI Web of Knowledge
• In more than 90 countries
• Databases on a single platform!

ISI Web of Knowledge bibliographic resources
include

• INSPEC from 1898
• CAB Abstracts from 1910
• MEDLINE from 1950
• Current Contents Connect
• Journal Citation Reports - from 1998
• Essential Science Indicators
• EndNote Web

• Web of Science from 1900
• BIOSIS Previews/Biological Abstracts from 1926
• Zoological Record from 1864
• Derwent
• Innovations Index from 1963
• ISI Proceedings from 1991
• FSTA from 1969

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Easily take advantage of all ISI
Web of Knowledge resources made available by your
university the
All Databases search
Web of Science
Medline
Biological Abstracts
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INDEXING BACKBONE EXAMPLE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Web of Knowledge Subject Category Immunology
Biological Abstracts Immunology
CAB Abstracts Immunology and Allergology
MEDLINE Immune System
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Original source of the record identified here
All Databases Full Record Web of Science
Full Records within All Databases link to full
records and additional information in other ISI
Web of Knowledge sources.
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All Databases Full Record Zoological Records
Links to Cited/Citing Article information within
Web of Science.
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All Databases Full Record CAB Abstracts
Citation information included even if the article
is not in the Web of Science.
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ISI PROCEEDINGS AS A CITATION DATABASE

• There has been increasing demand for more neutral
  citation based information
• ISI Proceedings
• Multidisciplinary proceedings and meetings
  database
• Materials from conferences, symposia, seminars,
  workshops, and conventions
• Much quicker to publish than journals new ideas
• Includes articles that will never appear in
  journals
• 5.4 million records
• Covers more than 3,000 events annually
• Data since year 1990
• Since October 2008 ISI Proceedings includes
  citation information!

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• Web of Science Citation Map

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WORKSHOP TOMORROW

• When 25th October 2008 at 1045 a.m.
• Where Room A-109
• How long 1,5 hours more in-depth
• Topics
• ISI Web of Knowledge
• Web of Science
• EndNote Web Etc.
• Presenter Jeffrey Clovis Director of Global
  Sales Support
• You are most welcome!

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Thank you!

• 
  David Horky
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  Country Manager Central and Eastern Europe
• david.horky_at_thomsonreuters.com