The definition of a Research Area can either be keywords or entities. If this definition is too broad, you can apply filters to narrow it down further.
Example: Your institution has made research on graphene a strategic focus. You are specifically interested in research on the thermal conductivity of graphene, and want to see how well your institution performs in this area.
You can define a Research Area from the entity selection panel in Overview, Benchmarking and Trends modules or from My SciVal.
- Go to the Overview, Benchmarking or Trends module.
- Open the 'Research Areas' section of the entity selection panel on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Click on 'Add new' at the bottom of the panel, or click in the Research Area search bar and choose'Define a new Research Area.'
- Click 'Define a new Research Area'.
A pop-up window will now open. Here you can define your Research Area using a 3-step process.
Part 2: Define your Research Area
- Go to the tab 'Use search terms'.
- Enter 'thermal conduction graphene' in the input field.
- Select 'Search'.
Here you can see how many publications worldwide (since 1996) match the definition 'thermal conduction graphene'.
Apply filters (if needed) to narrow down the definition of your Research Area. Let’s say that you are interested only in academic publications. To filter out other organization types:
- Click on the tab 'Organization types'.
- Check 'Academic'.
- Select 'Limit to'.
The filter you have just applied will now be shown on the right side of the screen. Click 'Next Step' in the bottom right corner to proceed to step 3.
Note that if your Research Area is larger than 10,000 publications, it can take up to 6 hours to be computed and the folowing message appears:
Part 4: Name and save your Research Area
- Name your Research Area 'Thermal Conductivity Graphene (Academic)'.
- Optionally, give your Research Area a description and some tags. These can be used to help you remember what the Research Area represents and can give more context to your colleagues if you choose to share it.
- Click 'Save and finish'.
Your Research Area is now computed, and you are returned to your previous place in SciVal.
See the 'Search tips' section below for more help with using search terms to define a Research Area.