Citation Databases & Research Metrics U-4.pptx

Research Databases and Citation Databases

1. Databases & Research Metrics – Indexing Databases & Citation Databases

2. Indexing & Citation Databases 1. What is database: A database is a collection of information that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed and updated. Computer databases typically contain aggregations of data records or files, containing information about sales transactions or interactions with specific customers. 2 . Indexing database: Indexing is a way to optimize the performance of a database by minimizing the number of disk accesses required when a query is processed. It is a data structure technique which is used to quickly locate and access the data in a database.

3. Indexes are used to quickly locate data without having to search every row in a database table every time a database table is Accessed. Indexes can be created using one or more columns of a database table, providing the basis for both rapid random lookups and efficient access of ordered record.

4. Research M etrics Research metrics are the fundamental tools used across the publishing industry to measure performance, both at journal- and author-level . For a long time, the only tool for assessing journal performance was the Impact Factor – more on that in a moment. Now, there are a range of different research metrics available. This “basket of metrics” is growing everyday , from the traditional Impact Factor to Altmetrics , h-index, and beyond.

5. Research M etrics The different Research metrics available are Impact Factor of journal as per Journal Citations Report SNIP SJR IPP Cite Score metrics : h-index, g-index, i10 Index & Altmetrics