Ireland Punches above Its Weight in Scientific Research Impact
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Irish Universities Association and Thomson Reuters solidify foundation for the
evaluation and comparison of Ireland's global research output
PHILADELPHIA, May 7, 2013 - The Intellectual Property & Science business of
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for
businesses and professionals, today announced a renewed four-year commitment
between the Irish Universities Association and Thomson Reuters to demonstrate
the efficiency and global impact of Ireland's scientific research. The trusted
indicators of Thomson Reuters InCites(TM), a customized, web-based research
evaluation tool, enable universities to measure research output and impact,
monitor trends, and benchmark their performance against peers at the individual,
departmental and global levels.
The strategic relationship between Thomson Reuters and the Irish Universities
Association supports individual institution's plans to develop new research
strategies, retain talent, pinpoint emerging trends and identify new
opportunities for collaboration through InCites indicators. The Irish
Universities Association comprises the seven universities in Ireland: Trinity
College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, National
University of Ireland Maynooth, University College Cork, University of Limerick
and University Galway. Additional consortium members include Dublin Institute of
Technology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Higher Education Authority and
Science Foundation Ireland.
Built on content from Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge(SM), the industry's
premier research platform for information in the sciences, social sciences arts
and humanities, the customized data sets in InCites will provide analytics on
authors, journals and fields, as well as connect to the proprietary university
research management and profiling systems for full workflow integration.
"Renewing our strategic alliance with Thomson Reuters will provide all of
Ireland's universities with a comprehensive overview of how our institutions
compare to each other and, even more importantly, how they fare globally," said
Conor O'Carroll, research director at the Irish Universities Association. "It
will be critical in helping us extend Ireland's global research footprint."
"The agreement with Thomson Reuters will enable Irish institutions to improve
their ability to assess and compare research performance against the world's top
universities; we will be able to see and report on where we are excelling and
track the impact of our new areas of research as they emerge and develop," said
Niamh Brennan, programme manager, Research Informatics at Trinity College
Dublin. "Data from InCites provide us with continuing evidence that Ireland
'punches above its weight' in terms of the impact of its research; using InCites
alongside complementary metrics and analytics within this national collaborative
initiative will strongly support our researchers and our universities to enhance
their already stellar performance on the global research stage."
InCites is a customized, web-based evaluation tool that enables universities,
funding bodies and policy makers to analyze their research productivity and
compare their output against that of their peers. The solution provides
normalized metrics for repeatable analysis of outcomes, cross-regional impacts,
discipline comparisons and standardized, accurate reviews for promotion and
tenure processes. InCites also can serve as a support solution in ongoing
quality assurance activities.
"The Irish Universities Association, like many academic consortiums and
institutions worldwide, recognizes the growing need to measure performance by
demonstrating and promoting the impact of the member institutions' research,"
said Gordon Macomber, managing director of Thomson Reuters Scientific and
Scholarly Research. "We are very pleased to renew our agreement with this
esteemed organization and honored to help the universities of Ireland remain on
top of the latest global research trends while improving the global impact and
performance of their research efforts."
Learn more about Thomson Reuters Research Analytics.
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