Research Metrics & Scholarly Impact
This guide was created to help faculty determine the impact that their research, etc. has had.
What is Cited Reference Searching?
Cited reference searching is the process of seeking instances in which an article, book, journal, or particular author is cited in another work. Gathering a citation's impact can help the researcher:
- determine the impact of an article, book, journal, or author in the research of a given field of study
- identify suitable journals in which to publish
- monitor latest research in a particular field
- identify potential research partners.
example graph of an author's citations per year
Determining a Citation's Impact
Cited Reference Search
To determine how many times an author has been cited in other published works, try either Web of Science, Scopus, or Google Scholar.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary index that provides citations for high impact journals. Useful for forward citation searching. (Does not support Internet Explorer as a browser)
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary index primarily for the sciences and social sciences. Useful for forward citation searching. Need to export searches? Click "more..." below
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowSearch for scholarly documents across the web, with Find It @ IU Indy links. See our FAQ for setting up Google Scholar for off-campus use.