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  • How do I work with Research Areas?

    Last updated on November 15, 2024

    Research Areas can be defined or chosen from a predefined list. You can also find below search tips when you create a Research Area. SciVal gives you the flexibility to model, evaluate and benchmark any...

  • The Reporting section

    Last updated on November 15, 2024

    The Reporting section in SciVal allows you to create rich reports specifically tailored to support your institution's distinct research strategy. Select entities, metrics and options in all modules to...

  • How do I work with entities?

    Last updated on November 15, 2024

    Entities can be defined, editied, tagged, imported, exported, and shared. What are entities? An entity is anything that can be viewed in SciVal in terms of academic performance. Researchers / groups...

  • What are Topics?

    Last updated on February 26, 2025

    A Topic is a collection of documents with a common intellectual interest in SciVal that represent fields of research.Topics are multidisciplinary and researchers work in various research areas, contributing...

  • Compare (all metrics)

    Last updated on November 15, 2024

    Compare (all metrics) lets you easily evaluate your research performance in comparison to others in your region, country and the world.You can choose from a broad range of metrics, zoom in on a year range...

  • The Collaboration Matrix for Groups of Researchers

    Last updated on May 23, 2024

    Evaluate the collaborative links between up to ten dynamic Researcher Groups in the Collaboration matrix. The Collaboration matrix is part of the Collaboration subscription and can be found in the Compare...

  • How are the author count and Scholarly Output counts in the Summary page of the Overview module calculated?

    Last updated on November 15, 2024

    The number of authors in Overview is a deduplicated count of authors at the institution who have contributed to the 'Scholarly output' (i.e. the number of papers published) at that institution. Both the...

  • I believe I’ve identified a harmful error in an Elsevier product. How can I let Elsevier know?

    Last updated on May 01, 2026

    If you are experiencing an error while using an Elsevier product, please contact us using the details on this page.

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