Using the Analyze Author Output function

The Documents tab displays the total number of documents published by an author (next to the tab label), including information about articles an author has published including source type, document type, number of articles published in a date range, and subject area.

View document chart by source

Click ‘by source’ to update the chart view by the source title the author has published under.

Hover over a pie chart item to view the author’s publishing information for a source.

To review a document results list of articles for a specific source, do one of the following:

• Click the associated pie chart segment.
• Click the number of articles in the table.

View document chart by type

Click ‘by type’ to update the chart view by the document type that the author has published under.

Hover over a pie chart item to view the author’s publishing information for a document type.

To review a document results list of articles for a specific document type, do one of the following:

• Click the pie chart segment.
• Click the number of articles in the table.

View document chart by year

Click ‘by year’ to update the graph view by documents published per year by the author.

Hover over a graph data point to view the author’s publishing information for publishing year.

To review a document results list of articles for each data point:

• Click a data point to review a list of documents.
• Click the number of articles in the table.

View document chart by subject area

Click ‘by subject area’ to update the graph view by documents published per subject area by the author.

Hover over a pie chart item to view the author’s publishing information for a subject area.

To review a document results list for a specific subject area, do one of the following:

• Click the pie chart segment.
• Click the number of articles in the table.

Displays the h-index in either graph or table form for a single author, multiple authors, or a group of selected documents.

The h-index is based on the highest number of papers included that have had at least the same number of citations. The h-index value appears on the tab label.

The graph includes two lines: h-index and the 450 line:

• The h-index represents the number citations received for each of the articles in descending order.
• The 450 line represents the number of citations equal to the number of articles.

Changing the date range

Follow these steps to change the date range of articles included in an h-index:

1. From the ‘Analyze documents published between’ drop-down, select a beginning and ending date range. Values range from 1970 to the current year plus one.
2. Click ‘Update Graph’.

Magnifying data points

If data points on the graph are bunched together and are not discernable, click and drag on a data point on the graph to make it easier to read.

Click ‘Reset zoom’ to return to the original magnification of the chart.

Excluding self-citations or book citations from an h-index

To remove author self-citations or book citations from an h-index, select one of the following options and click ‘Update Graph’.

• ‘Exclude self citations’- Removes author self-citations for the author you selected.
• ‘Exclude citations from books’- Removes book citations for the author(s) you selected

Sorting the h-index document list

The table displays the document number and the number of times the document has been cited, plus its title. The document number indicates where the document falls on the h-index.

For example, a 'Document' number of 1 is given to the highest cited paper.

Click a column head, 'Citations' or 'Title', to sort the table by that field.

For more information about the h-index:

• See Hirsch, J.E. "An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output." Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego.
• See The Scopus h-index, what’s it all about? Part I
• See The Scopus h-index, what's it all about? Part II

The Citations tab displays the number of citations the author has received for their publications

The total number of citations appears on the tab label.

View citing documents for a specific year

To view citing documents for a specific year, do one of the following:

• Click a data point in the bar graph to open a documents results list.
• Click the number of documents in the table to open a documents results list.
• Place your mouse pointer over a graph point to view year and number of published documents for a source title.

Changing the date range

Follow these steps to change the date range of articles included in the Citations by year graph:

1. From the ‘Analyze documents published between’ drop-down, select a beginning and ending date range. Values range from 1970 to the current year plus one.
2. Click ‘Update Graph’.

Magnifying data points

If data points on the graph are bunched together and are not discernable, click and drag on a data point on the graph to make it easier to read.

Click ‘Reset zoom’ to return to the original magnification of the chart.

Lists the number of documents written by an author's most frequent co-authors.

The total number of co-authors appears on the tab label.

• Sort co-author list: The co-author list is sorted ascending alphabetical order. Click the sort icon to change the alphabetical sort order.
• Review co-authors: Click a co-author's name to open their associated author details page.
• Review co-authored documents: Click on a number beside a co-author's name to review a list of documents that he or she published as a co-author.
• Review co-authors total documents: Click on the ‘View Total Documents’ link beside a co-author's name to review a total list of documents that he or she published.

Export document information

Follow these steps to export document information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘Documents’ tab.
2. From the Documents tab, select one of the following sort methods and its associated chart by:

   • Source
   • Type
   • Year
   • Subject area
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Export’. A drop-down list opens with the following options:

   • Export the chart to a zip file - The zip file opens containing content files for the affiliation.
   • Export the data to a csv file - A comma separated file opens listing data points for the affiliation, which you can open in Microsoft Excel.
4. Select the export method. Scopus will export the selected information according to your export method.

Export an h-index

Follow these steps to export an ‘h-index’:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘h-index’ tab.
2. From the h-index tab, update the graph, if necessary.
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Export’. A drop-down list opens with the following options:

   • Export the chart/table to a zip file - The zip file opens containing content files for the affiliation.
   • Export the data to a csv file - A comma separated file opens listing data points for the affiliation, which you can open in Microsoft Excel.
4. Select the export method. Scopus will export the selected information according to your export method.

Export citation information

Follow these steps to export citation information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘Citations’ tab.
2. From the Citations tab, update the graph, if necessary.
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Export’. A drop-down list opens with the following options:

   • Export the chart/table to a zip file - The zip file opens containing content files for the affiliation.
   • Export the data to a csv file - A comma separated file opens listing data points for the affiliation, which you can open in Microsoft Excel.
4. Select the export method. Scopus will export the selected information according to your export method.

Export co-author information

Follow these steps to export co-author information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘Co-authors’ tab.
2. From the Co-authors tab, modify the alphabetical sort order of the Co-author or Co-authored Documents list, if necessary.
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Export’. A drop-down list opens with the following options:

   • Export the chart/table to a zip file - The zip file opens containing content files for the affiliation.
   • Export the data to a csv file - A comma separated file opens listing data points for the affiliation, which you can open in Microsoft Excel.
4. Select the export method. Scopus will export the selected information according to your export method.

Print document information

Follow these steps to print document information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘Documents’ tab.
2. From the Documents tab, select one of the following sort methods and its associated chart:

   • by source
   • by type
   • by year
   • by subject area
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Print’. A preview of the Analyze author output page opens, providing the selected information to be printed.
4. From the Scopus Print page, select from the available print options.

   • Destination - Select whether to send the Analyze author output page to a local printer, or to save the document as a .pdf.
   • Pages - Only All is available for the Analyze author output page.
   • Copies - If more than one copy is to be printed, enter the number of copies to be printed.
   • Paper size - From the drop-down, select one of the available paper sizes.
   • Margins - Set the margin size for your print.
   • Options - Select whether or not to include headers and footers, and background graphics.
5. Depending upon the selected Destination, click either ‘Save’ or ‘Print’.

Print h-index information

Follow these steps to print h-index information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘h-index’ tab.
2. From the h-index tab, update the graph, if necessary.
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Print’. A preview of the Analyze author output page opens, providing the selected information to be printed.
4. From the Scopus Print page, select from the available print options.

   • Destination - Select whether to send the Analyze author output page to a local printer, or to save the document as a .pdf.
   • Pages - Only All is available for the Analyze author output page.
   • Copies - If more than one copy is to be printed, enter the number of copies to be printed.
   • Paper size - From the drop-down, select one of the available paper sizes.
   • Margins - Set the margin size for your print.
   • Options - Select whether or not to include headers and footers, and background graphics.
5. Depending upon the selected Destination, click either ‘Save’ or ‘Print’.

Print citations information

Follow these steps to print citations information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘Citations’ tab.
2. From the Citations tab, update the graph, if necessary.
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Print’. A preview of the Analyze author output page opens, providing the selected information to be printed.
4. From the Scopus Print page, select from the available print options.

   • Destination - Select whether to send the Analyze author output page to a local printer, or to save the document as a .pdf.
   • Pages - Only All is available for the Analyze author output page.
   • Copies - If more than one copy is to be printed, enter the number of copies to be printed.
   • Paper size - From the drop-down, select one of the available paper sizes.
   • Margins - Set the margin size for your print.
   • Options - Select whether or not to include headers and footers, and background graphics.
5. Depending upon the selected Destination, click either ‘Save’ or ‘Print’.

Print co-author information

Follow these steps to print co-author information:

1. From the Analyze author output page, click the ‘Co-author’ tab.
2. From the Co-authors tab, modify the alphabetical sort order of the Co-author or Co-authored Documents list, if necessary.
3. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘Print’. A preview of the Analyze author output page opens, providing the selected information to be printed.
4. From the Scopus Print page, select from the available print options.

   • Destination - Select whether to send the Analyze author output page to a local printer, or to save the document as a .pdf.
   • Pages - Only All is available for the Analyze author output page.
   • Copies - If more than one copy is to be printed, enter the number of copies to be printed.
   • Paper size - From the drop-down, select one of the available paper sizes.
   • Margins - Set the margin size for your print.
   • Options - Select whether or not to include headers and footers, and background graphics.
5. Depending upon the selected Destination, click either ‘Save’ or ‘Print’.

Follow these steps to email author output results:

Enter an email address to send a link which opens the the Analyze author output page for an author.

1. From the Analyze author output page, click ‘E-mail’. An email text entry field opens for you to enter a valid email address.
2. Enter an email address.
3. Separate multiple addresses with a comma (,).
4. Click ‘Send’. An email message containing a link to the Analyze author output page will be sent to the indicated email address(s).