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SciVal uses Scopus data from 1996 to the present, covering more than 60 million records from over 7,000 publishers worldwide. SciVal offers a wide range of simple and more sophisticated metrics, and allows you to find thousands of indicators.

SciVal consists of 4 main modules:

• Overview : Access summaries of the research performed by any research unit, identify and analyze its strengths and multidisciplinary research areas.
• Benchmarking : Compare any entity's strengths and areas for improvement through a diverse array of metrics and subject areas and monitor progress over time.
• Collaboration : Identify and analyze existing and potential collaboration opportunities based on publication output and citation impact.
• Trends : Analyze the research trends of any self or pre-defined Research Area, Publication Set, Topic or Topic Cluster with citation, publications and usage data, to discover key researchers, rising stars and current developments in fields of interest.

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Additional Resources

• Get started with SciVal @Elsevier

• What is the source of the data in SciVal and how are the metrics calculated? @Elsevier

• SciVal Metric: Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) @Elsevier

• Working with Entities @Elsevier