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EESC 550: Research in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Literature Review to Thesis/Dissertation - Research and Writing

Overview of Research Impact and Citation Metrics

UBC maintains a guide that walks you through citation metrics and researcher impact.

Here you'll find more information on the best ways to set up personal profiles to make yourself successful in tracking your publications and determining your impact on the scholarly landscape:

  • ORCID
  • Google Scholar
  • Scopus
  • h-index
  • etc. 

You'll also find more information around how citation metrics are calculated and where to locate them:

  • Journal Impact Factors (Web of Science)
  • Cite Score (Scopus)
  • etc.