Glossary

  • Application - Refers to the Web of Science Research Intelligence software.
  • Affiliation - The organization (and department, if available) a researcher is associated with, based on the most recent Web of Science Core Collection publication information.
  • Department - Any sub-level unit within an organization.
  • Expert Finder - This is the name of the section that allows you to find researchers based on their related research data and performance.
  • Homepage - The initial screen you see when you log into the system.
  • Key Performance Indicator - Metric to track and demonstrate research performance.
  • More Options Menu - In many areas, you'll see three vertical dots, usually on the top right corner of an element, to indicate there are additional actions you can take in this section.
  • Navigation Menu - Is used to help you navigate the different sections of the application and quickly redirect to these sections.
  • Organization - A top-level unit that may or may not have departments. Organizations can be of different types such as Academic, Research, Government and Corporate.
  • Organization Details Page - A detailed view of an organization including its key performance indicators and researchers.
  • Researcher Card - A detailed view of a researcher including name, affiliation, key performance indicators and selected publications.
  • Research Topics - The hierarchical classification schema used across the application. There are Macro, Meso and Micro level terms. For additional information, see the Research Topics Schema page.
  • Search Scope - In the Organization and Researcher search results pages, you can change the search scope (Search by). For example, if you searched for a researcher by name, you can change the search scope to search by an organization, and then enter an organization name.
  • Societal Facets - Societal needs are classified into eight societal facets (for example, Economic, Technological, etc.) detailed here.
  • UN SDGs - United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

 

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