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Essential Science Indicator

Analytical tool for measuring and comparing the impact/performance of individuals, institutions (i.e. universities), countries, and journals across 22 scientific fields.

WHERE TO ACCESS THE DATABASE

The database is available on CBS campus and through remote access.
Only CBS students and staff have access through remote access.

Essential Science Indicator

Analytical tool for measuring and comparing the impact/performance of individuals, institutions (i.e. universities), countries, and journals across 22 scientific fields.

Essential Science Indicator Contents

ESI is an analytical tool based on Web of Science citation count data covering 8,500 journals.

ESI allows you to rank (by the number of articles, citations received. citations per article, etc.) and compare individuals, institutions (i.e. universities), countries, and journals across 22 scientific fields.

The 22 fields have been identified on the basis of a topical categorization of journals, not individual articles.
Learn more about the definition of available fields.

Relevant CBS fields include ’Economics, Business’, ’Social Sciences, General’, and ‘Computer science’.

Coverage
ESI is updated bi-monthly and each update covers a 10-year (+2 months) window.
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Essential Science Indicator Facts

Geographical coverage World
Period bimonthly update and each update covers a 10-year (+2 months) window.
Provider Thomson Reuters

 

Research methods
Methods
Citation databases
Study and research tools
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